SynthesisChild psychiatry and human development2021
A Systematic Review of the Risk Factors for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children Born Preterm.
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- Identifying the risk factors of autism spectrum disorders in infants born preterm: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Neurodevelopmental outcomes after prenatal exposure to lamotrigine monotherapy in women with epilepsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Pooled it
- Disparities in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Perinatal Risk Factors.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Early autism risk factors: a cohort study of children born very preterm at 5-years.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Article
- Parallel paths: A narrative review exploring autism and its co-occurring conditions.World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2025Review
- Association between breastfeeding and autism spectrum condition in Saudi Arabia: a case-control study.International breastfeeding journal · 2025Article
- Methodological challenges and opportunities when studying the course of autism.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2025Article
- Autism screening and diagnostic outcomes among toddlers born preterm.Developmental medicine and child neurology · 2025Article
- The impact of paternal mental illness on child development: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2024Review
- Tocolytic treatment and maternal characteristics, obstetric outcomes, and offspring childhood outcomes among births at and after 37 weeks of gestation: the Japan environment and children's study.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2024Article
- Pre and perinatal predictors on autism spectrum disorders: a case-control study in the west of Iran.Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology · 2024Article
- Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Among 18 to 48 Month Old Children: A Multi-Center Study in Qatar.Global pediatric health · 2024Article
- Reelin cells and sex-dependent synaptopathology in autism following postnatal immune activation.British journal of pharmacology · 2022Article
- Neurodevelopmental outcome of Italian preterm ELBW infants: an eleven years single center cohort.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2022Article
- Extremely preterm birth and autistic traits in young adulthood: the EPICure study.Molecular autism · 2021Article
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Abstract
Preterm birth is associated with an increased risk for autism spectrum disorder, with various factors proposed to underlie this relationship. The aim of this systematic review was to provide a narrative synthesis of the literature regarding the prenatal, perinatal and postnatal factors associated with autism spectrum disorder in children born preterm. Medline, Embase and PsycINFO databases were searched via Ovid to identify studies published from January 1990 to December 2019. Original studies in which a standardized diagnostic tool and/or clinical assessment was used to diagnose autism, along with a risk factor analysis to identify associated predictors, were included. A total of 11 eligible studies were identified. Male sex, being born small for gestational age and general cognitive impairment were the most robust findings, with each reported as a significant factor in at least two studies. Comparisons across studies were limited by variation in risk factor measurement and gestational age ranges investigated.
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