Ignorance is Bliss

Sometimes being a Pediatrician makes me a better mom. But most of the time it just makes me worry more. Like today. I was reading the new issue of Pediatrics, and found this article. It talks about risk factors associated with Autism:

Advanced maternal age.

Check.

Breech baby.

Check.

C-Section.

Check.

Advanced maternal education.

Check.

Multiple pregnancies.

Nope.

Even better, when I was putting the citation into this blog post I realized that the author of the study is a woman I know from Utah, and the study was done on babies in Utah. So I can't even say, "Well, at least it is in India. I'm sure babies in India are much different than babies in Utah."

Am I worried that Ella will develop Autism? No. But it is things like this that contribute to my neruoses. So the next time I give unsolicited pediatric advice, or come off as a little obsessive, please don't take offense. It's not personal. It's just my crazyness overflowing.