ArticleArchives of gynecology and obstetrics2025
Evaluating the impact of labor induction on autism spectrum disorder risk.
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- Gestational diabetes mellitus and the risk of autism spectrum disorder in offspring: a population-based retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare · 2026Article
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purposeSignificant effort has been made in recent years to identify environmental factors-particularly perinatal exposures-that contribute to the development of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), yet many proposed associations remain inconsistent and inconclusive. Given the common use of labor induction for both medical indications and maternal preference, we aimed to investigate its potential association with ASD development, while accounting for synergistic factors that may influence its onset.
methodsA population-based cohort study was conducted at a tertiary referral center, focusing on singleton births. The study aimed to compare the occurrence of ASD in children, considering both hospital and community-based diagnoses, in relation to whether labor was induced (using mechanical cervical ripening or prostaglandins, with or without oxytocin) or began spontaneously. A Kaplan-Meier survival curve was employed to assess the cumulative incidence of ASD, and a Cox proportional hazards model was used to account for confounding variables.
resultsAmong 115,081 births, 13,071 (11.4%) were labor induced, with the remainder beginning spontaneously. Pregnancy complications, such as gestational diabetes mellitus, preeclampsia or eclampsia, and non-reassuring fetal heart rate patterns, were significantly more common in the labor induction group (p<0.001 for all). During follow-up, 767 children were diagnosed with ASD: 1.0% in the labor induction group and 0.6% in the spontaneous labor onset group (p<0.001). The Kaplan-Meier analysis showed a significantly higher cumulative hazard for ASD diagnosis in the labor induction group (log-rank p-value <0.001). However, after adjusting for maternal and perinatal factors such as maternal age, cesarean delivery, ethnicity, and gestational conditions, no significant association was found between labor induction and ASD risk (adjusted HR = 1.21, 95% CI 0.99-1.47, p = 0.063).
conclusionLabor induction was associated with a higher ASD incidence but not as an independent risk factor after adjusting for maternal and perinatal factors.
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