Associations among maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index, gestational weight gain and risk of autism in the Han Chinese population

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder with an unclear etiology. Pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) have been suggested to play a role in the etiology of autism. The current...

Source: BMC Psychiatry - January 17, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Yidong Shen, Huixi Dong, Xiaozi Lu, Nan Lian, Guanglei Xun, Lijuan Shi, Lu Xiao, Jingping Zhao and Jianjun Ou Tags: Research article Source Type: research