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Does labour epidural analgesia cause #autism? Probably not (but only an RCT can answer this question). A thread @CASUpdate @APSForg @OttawaHospital @OttAnesthesia @ASALifeline @SOAPHQ @glbryson @Ron_George @antonchau1 @DrLucieFilteau @Dolores_McKeen @EMARIANOMD @IARS_Journals 
2/n A #bigdata study finds an association between labor epidurals and subsequent #autism in offspring.
Concerning? Yes.
Will lead to much concern for women, their partners and clinicians? Yes
Robust, clinically relevant findings? Probably not
Concerning? Yes.
Will lead to much concern for women, their partners and clinicians? Yes
Robust, clinically relevant findings? Probably not
3/n We always need to be careful interpreting observational studies of treatments, ESPECIALLY if they are retrospective and based on routinely collected data.
Why? Because data may be inaccurate and all important variables may not be measureable.
Why? Because data may be inaccurate and all important variables may not be measureable.
