[ConservativeMind]

This is an interesting association. It could be that mothers have an issue that encourages wanting the epidural, and that same issue could encourage their children to have autism-type issues, but such are associations.

[ConservativeMind]

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[Olog-hai]

Qiu Chunyuan works for Kaiser Permanente. Hmm.

[TheWriterTX]

I would question the correlation and would like to see a counter study on the prevalence of Autism in non-epidural births.

My first one was delivered without any pain medication. No issues during pregnancy.

My second was delivered by c-section after a premature abruptly.

My third was also delivered by c-section, but advanced sonograms showed he had a 2-vessel umbilical cord (typically an indication of severe genetic abnormalities). He has Asbergers.

Unless they tested the autistic children for other possible genetic issues, they are missing a huge chunk of relevant data that could negate the underlying premise of epidurals possibly leading to an increase in Autism.