Birth Trauma

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^ This.

Plus, C-sections aren't ideal except for in true obstetrical emergencies. I often wonder if the increasing rates of autism and other neuropsych disorders in children aren't due somewhat to the skyrocketing Caesarian rate in developing countries. And this includes increased induction rates, leading to more Caesarians from fetal heart rate distress (from being unable to handle the intense Oxytocin-created contractions).

And keep in mind that there are speculations that non-neurotypical fetuses simply don't have normal birth patterns to begin with. For instance, I was 11 days late, and my mother had to be induced (back in the day when induction was only used for REALLY overdue babies). It has been hypothesized that normal labor might not start in pregnancies with non-neurotypical fetuses. It is thought that labor is jumpstarted by some sort of fetal hormonal release, and in a fetus whose brain/hypothalamus isn't typical, this process may not occur correctly, creating pre-term labor (and its complications) or the need for induction.

And to the poster above, yes, shoulder dystocia is considered a very big obstetrical emergency.

Furthermore, there is a large hereditary factor in autism.

It seems that everybody wants to sue. I am really surprised that there are still people willing to become doctors in the US ...

I wonder if I suffered some mild brain trauma during birth, but my mom will deny that.

How does that compare with the general population of people deprived of oxygen at birth?

That's what I would like to know. But we won't get the answer from Ariela, considering her last visit was well over a year ago.

I do know that I suffered oxygen deprivation when I was born, and my mother would later link this to my autism, probably due to something she read or saw on television, or else heard from a specialist,

ASD's are believed to be caused by a genetic factor in combination with an environmental trigger. So it may be possible that birth trauma contributed to the condition, assuming that it was not the only cause.

I have also read this somewhere...I was born a "Blue baby" as my parents say...which mean oxygen starvation...which means possible brain damage

Apparently the uterus had a very tiny leak weeks before my birth...I am disturbed and sad that I could of been a totally different person but due to circumstances I am who I am. Existence and occupying a body is a strange thing.

I had a really bad birth, the umbilical cord strangled me and i was born blue, i've always been convinced this could be the cause of my problems

I had brain hemorrhaging, an artery sealed off, and had to be on a heart lung bypass machine for a couple weeks when I was born. I had no idea that birth trauma could cause AS though. No I would not sue, they saved my life.

That's interesting! Not so much for me, my mother didn't even know she was in labor until her doc (at a regular preg. check) told her to get to a hospital immediately. I was born 45 minutes later, apparently effortlessly.

My mother, on the other hand, was born breech and has schizophrenia.

eta: Both my brother and a co-worker were born with the umbilical cord wrapped around their throats. The co-worker seems totally normal, my brother has bi-polar disorder (although there's a really strong family history of mental illness anyway)

Curious about the statistics.
What is the percentage of normal babies with oxygen deprivation?
I am asking if 1/3 of all babies may be born with oxygen deprivation as part of the birth trauma. This would make the 1/3 of autistic babies having oxygen problems right on the mark for a perfect cross section.

Statistics can be very misleading if not seen in their entirety.

On a personal note my brother was a forceps baby. Grabbed his head with a pair of pliers and pulled him out. Mean person all his life.

I had lungs full of mucus that had to be suctioned out before air would go in. I am a mellow dude. Autistic as well.

"Birth asphyxia occurs in about four of every 1,000 full-term births."
http://www.seattlechildrens.org/medical ... -asphyxia/