Maternal- and child-related risk factors for autism during the perinatal period

Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder commonly prevalent in children worldwide including KSA. It causes disability in social interaction, communication, and restrictive and repetitive behaviors. Detecting risk factors for ASD could help initiate scr...

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Published in:Middle East current psychiatry (Cairo) 2023-12, Vol.30 (1), p.53-8, Article 53
Main Authors: Mahboub, Samira, Al-Suhaibani, Sara, Ellatif, Hala Abd, Elkholi, Safaa M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Autism
Autistic children
Birth weight
Breech presentation
Consent
Diabetes
Disease
Families & family life
Family medical history
Gestational age
Males
Maternal
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mothers
Multiple births
Neurodevelopmental disorders
Population
Pregnancy
Premature labor
Psychiatry
Questionnaires
Risk factors
Sample size
Sociodemographics
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Summary:Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder commonly prevalent in children worldwide including KSA. It causes disability in social interaction, communication, and restrictive and repetitive behaviors. Detecting risk factors for ASD could help initiate screening and risk prevention approaches. Herein, this study aimed to detect several maternal and neonatal risk factors for ASD in KSA. Results Ninety-four cases and 282 control completed an online survey tool. The survey items were close-ended questions. Participants were asked about maternal-related risk factors for autism during perinatal period. The logistic regression model revealed having a child diagnosed with autism with two predictors: factors related to the mother and factors related to the baby during perinatal period. The whole model was sig ( p
ISSN:2090-5416
2090-5408
2090-5416
DOI:10.1186/s43045-023-00326-0