Taking Xanax during pregnancy does not raise a baby's risk of autism, a major study has ruled.Anxiety drug prescriptions and childhood autism rates have increased in recent years, and previous studies suggested the two might be linked.  Researchers analyzed medical records of nearly 1.5million mothers and their children, who were up to 14 years old and born in Taiwan between 2004 and 2017.After adjusting for other risk factors, like genetic history of neurodevelopmental disorders, there was 'no ...

Taking Xanax during pregnancy does not raise a baby's risk of autism, a major study has ruled.Anxiety drug prescriptions and childhood autism rates have increased in recent years, and previous studies suggested the two might be linked.  Researchers analyzed medical records of nearly 1.5million mothers and their children, who were up to 14 years old and born in Taiwan between 2004 and 2017.After adjusting for other risk factors, like genetic history of neurodevelopmental disorders, there was 'no ...