How many mom's are RH negative? Research

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How many mom's are RH negative? Research
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Sat, 03-03-2007 - 3:58pm

I came across this on AutismSpeaks.com
I was blown away. I didn't know this was an area that they were researching. I actually have chills and got really sick reading this.
I fall under some of the areas they are looking at. I was given a partial Rogam shot after my miscarriage back in Janurary. I am totally freaking out if I do get pregnant again. My DH is a O positive and I O negative, DS was O positive so I had a 2nd Rogam shot after I delivered him. I had my 1st dose about 7 months into my pregnancy.

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Since 2001, the California Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities Research and Epidemiology (CA CADDRE) has been one of the largest, most extensive datasets of information on children with autism living in California. CA CADDRE, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is run collaboratively by Dr. Croen from Kaiser Permanente's Division of Research and Drs. Grether and Windham from the Department of Health Services. The CA CADDRE center has also used Kaiser Permanente medical records to investigate autism risk factors during pregnancy and early childhood.

This grant will fund several new analyses of this rich dataset to examine risk factors for autism that have been speculated about in the literature. For example, Dr. Croen and her colleagues will investigate the risk of autism from:

prenatal exposure to the immunization RhoGAM, which is given to women who deliver a Rh+ baby;
maternal illnesses such as infections, inflammation and endocrine disorders;
maternal hormone use, ultrasound exams and maternal use of the asthma drug terbutaline;
maternal exposure to environmental chemicals, including airborne chemicals and workplace exposure.
What this means for people with autism: Data from this study will fill important gaps in understanding environmental risk factors for autism spectrum disorders. Researchers will be able to use the results from these analyses to design future autism studies and, potentially, to design strategies to prevent autism spectrum disorders

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 03-13-2007 - 8:38am

adding my two pennies....late as usual

I'm positive and no rhogam........did develop toxemia with oldest (my aspie) and had to be induced 2x - 1st time he refused to come out....had to wait two days and got pitocin again and he finally made his entrance.

Christie

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Registered: 06-25-2003
Tue, 03-13-2007 - 1:03pm

We are all boring.


everyone is O+


-Paula

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Registered: 03-13-2007
Tue, 03-13-2007 - 3:23pm
I had the rhogam shot with my son, who has Asperger's, but not with my two-year-old daughter, who has shown no PDD signs to date. (Didn't need the shot because it was a planned C.) Between this and thimersol in vaccines, it's scary. Glad they're researching for the future...

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