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Birth & Parenting News: Preterm Birth and ADHD Risk
A study published online in the journal Pediatrics analyzes the effect of moderate and extreme preterm birth on the risk for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in school-age children. Researchers analyzed data from a Swedish national cohort of over one million children born between 1987 and 2000, followed up for ADHD medication in 2006 at the age of 6 to 19 years. Previous research has shown that low birth weight and micro prematurity are risk factors for ADHD. This new study revealed that even babies born at 37 to 38 weeks of pregnancy might face a 20 percent increased ADHD risk. The authors note that the findings suggest that mothers considering scheduling cesarean births a few weeks early should reconsider and deliver as close to term as possible.
See also Perinatal Pitocin as an Early ADHD Biomarker: Neurodevelopmental Risk? Journal of Attention Disorders April 2011.
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