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Fever during pregnancy more than doubles the risk of autism or developmental delay

May 23, 2012 by

Mothers who had fevers during their pregnancies were more than twice as likely to have a child with autism or developmental delay than were mothers of typically developing children, and that taking medication to treat fever countered its effect.

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