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A recent study indicates that a case of jaundice in full term newborns is an indicator of a higher possibility of psychological disorders such as autism. The study shows that babies born at term with jaundice were 56% more likely to be diagnosed with autism that those who did not experience jaundice. The following observations were noted in the course of the study. ·    Jaundice was found more often in boys, preterm infants, low birth weight babies and babies with congenital malformations. ·    Oddly babies born between October and March were 97% more likely to develop autism than babies born in the other months. ·    Mothers who had already had a child had a 129% more likely chance to have an autistic child. This has led the researchers to believe that the reason why babies born in the winter were more prone to jaundice was that they were exposed to…
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