Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children's Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability
by Ahlqvist V.H. et al.The objective of this stusy was to examine the associations of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children's risk of autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and intellectual disability. Findings suggest that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was not associated with children's risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability in sibling control analysis. This suggests that associations observed in other models may have been attributable to familial confounding.
Neurodevelopmental Outcomes After Late Preterm Antenatal Corticosteroids: The ALPS Follow-Up Study
by Gyamfi-Bannerman C. et al.The Antenatal Late Preterm Steroids (ALPS) trial changed clinical practice in the United States by finding that antenatal betamethasone at 34 to 36 weeks decreased short-term neonatal respiratory morbidity. However, the trial also found increased risk of neonatal hypoglycemia after betamethasone. This follow-up study focused on long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes after late preterm steroids. In this follow-up study of a randomized clinical trial, administration of antenatal corticosteroids to persons at risk of late preterm delivery, originally shown to improve short-term neonatal respiratory outcomes but with an increased rate of hypoglycemia, was not associated with adverse childhood neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 6 years or older.
School-age Children and Adolescents Nutritional Survey (SCANS), Pakistan
by Das JK. et al.SCANS was conducted in the province of Sindh and Punjab in Pakistan in the year 2020. The survey findings are crucial as it presents nutritional and health indicators from a large-scale survey to lay the foundation of future research aimed towards improving the health and lifestyle of children in the 5 – 10 years’ age group.