Scientists from the USA and Norway have found that flu during pregnancy can cause autism in a newborn.

Specialists studied cases of influenza during pregnancy in 338 women who later gave birth to children with autism. They conducted laboratory tests with their blood samples.. Blood samples from healthy mothers were used as a comparison.. As a result of studies, it turned out that in women who, having a baby, contracted the flu, the risk of giving birth to an autistic child is doubled.

When carrying a child, the woman’s immune system produces antibodies that cause autism spectrum disorders in the fetus. The work of maternal immune cells can affect the baby’s brain during a certain period of pregnancy.

Experts said that from a statistical point of view, this indicator is insignificant (influenza in a pregnant woman does not necessarily cause autistic disorders in an unborn baby), but it is one of the risk factors. Therefore, the expectant mother should be extremely careful about her health..

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