Top

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie

Published in:

01-02-2021 | Autism Spectrum Disorder | Position Statement

Lack of evidence that epidural pain relief during labour causes autism spectrum disorder: a position statement of the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society

Authors: Dolores M. McKeen, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Valerie Zaphiratos, MD, MSc, FRCPC, the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society

Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie | Issue 2/2021

Excerpt

Annually, millions of women worldwide give birth and benefit from epidural labour pain relief without complications. In Canada, over 360 000 women gave birth and over 60% received epidural labour pain relief in 2018-19.1 …

CAS Executive Committee

Approved 10.14.20.

This position statement is available on the CAS website: https://www.cas.ca/CASAssets/Documents/News/PosStat-EpiNoAut-EN.pdf

Comité directeur de la SCA

Approuvé le 14 octobre 2020.

Cet énoncé de position est disponible sur le site de la SCA au: https://www.cas.ca/CASAssets/Documents/News/PosStat-EpiNoAut-FR.pdf

Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). Available from URL: https://apps.cihi.ca/mstrapp/asp/Main.aspx?Server=apmstrextprd_i&project=Quick%20Stats&uid=pce_pub_en&pwd=&evt=2048001&visualizationMode=0&documentID=029DB170438205AEBCC75B8673CCE822.

Qiu C, Lin JC, Shi JM, et al. Association Between Epidural Analgesia During Labor and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Offspring. JAMA Pediatr 2020; https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.3231.

Anim-Somuah M, Smyth RMD, Cyna AM, Cuthbert A. Epidural versus non-epidural or no analgesia for pain management in labour. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018; 5: CD000331.

Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA). Available from URL: https://rcoa.ac.uk/news/no-evidence-labour-epidurals-cause-autism.

American Society of Anesthetists (ASA). Available from URL: https://soap.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/JAMAPeds_Epidurals_SOAP_ASA_SPA_ACOG_SMFM_Media_Response_101220.pdf.

Title: Lack of evidence that epidural pain relief during labour causes autism spectrum disorder: a position statement of the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society
Authors: Dolores M. McKeen, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Valerie Zaphiratos, MD, MSc, FRCPC
the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society
Publication date: 01-02-2021
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorder
Pediatrics
Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 2/2021
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-020-01840-z

At a glance: The ONWARDS insulin icodec trials

Springer Medicine

Lack of evidence that epidural pain relief during labour causes autism spectrum disorder: a position statement of the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society

Excerpt

At a glance: The ONWARDS insulin icodec trials

Springer Medicine

Excerpt

Please log in to get access to this content

Other articles of this Issue 2/2021

Resident competencies before and after short intensive care unit rotations: a multicentre pilot observational study

ICU quick drug guide: first edition

Differences in aerosol flow rates between disposable and reusable atomizers used for airway topicalization: implications for local anesthetic toxicity

Lost but eventually found: delayed removal of an intramyocardial bullet

A prospective, observational, cohort study of airway management of patients with COVID-19 by specialist tracheal intubation teams

Death and brain damage from difficult airway management: a “never event”