Epilepsy drug in pregnancy tied to autism risk

By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who take the epilepsy drug valproate during pregnancy are three times more likely to have a child with an autism spectrum disorder, suggests new research based on close to 700,000 babies born in Denmark. Previous studies have found more birth defects and lower intelligence among children of mothers who took valproate, but the new work ... via http://news.yahoo.com/epilepsy-drug-pregnancy-tied-autism-risk-205345524.html