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Study Suggests Women with Diabetes, Obesity, and Hypertension May Have Greater Risk of Having a Child with Autism

May 13, 2011

Website Link  http://www.webmd.com/baby/news/20110511/diabetes-hypertension-obesity-linked-to-autism

Women who have diabetes, high blood pressure, or are obese before pregnancy are more likely to have a child with autism, according to new research.