TToB: Children with prenatal exposure to general anesthesia are more likely to have concerning behaviors. Tough or Bluff???
Added 2024-08-13 14:00:05 +0000 UTCComments
It’s TOUGH! Researchers have found that prenatal exposure to general anesthesia is associated with a 31% increased risk of developing a disruptive or internalizing behavioral disorder during childhood. (DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2024.01.025)
Psychology In Seattle
2024-08-14 02:11:27 +0000 UTCAgreed. That was my first thought: that it’s tough but due to correlation not causation.
Julia Smith
2024-08-13 15:08:38 +0000 UTCI would guess tough not based on causality, but occurrence at the same time, thinking of the plethora of reasons why a person would go under anesthesia while pregnant. I would guess other health based problems (somatic or mental) are more prevalent in that group too thus emerging behavioural problems of the offspring.
Helen
2024-08-13 14:16:57 +0000 UTC
