You are here  Maternal Obesity Linked to Autism   We’re always
worrying about losing the baby weight following delivery, but a
new study featured in Pediatrics might have potential moms
paying more attention to the scale before they conceive. A
mother’s obesity during pregnancy may raise the risk of autism
in her baby by 67 percent, reports MSNBC.  Plus: New CDC Report
Shows Autism Rates Rising Sharply  The study is part of an
ongoing effort to find preventable factors that may increase the
risk of autism. Researchers compared the medical histories of
1,000 children in California to take a closer look at the impact
of obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure on pregnancy. They
found that while women with diabetes were only slightly more
likely to have a baby with autism, they were twice as likely to
have a child with a different neurodevelopmental disorder.
Plus: 10 Percent of Autistic Children May Outgrow It  The reason
for these findings remains uncertain, though it is possible that
high levels of blood