title: Does augmentation or induction of labor with oxytocin increase the risk for autism?
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Ave., Box 0132, San Francisco, CA 94143. Electronic address: rosensteinm@obgyn.ucsf.edu.
authors.forename: Melissa G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Rosenstein
authors.affiliation: Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
authors.forename: Thomas B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
authors.forename: Mary E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Norton
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000209:etiology*; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007751:Labor, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007743:Labor, Obstetric / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D010121:Oxytocin