Thursday, June 9, 2011

New Risk for ADHD Identified - Use of Pitocin During Labor Read more at Suite101: New Risk for ADHD Identified - Use of Pitocin During Labor

According to experts, attention deficit hyperactitivity disorder (ADHD) currently affects between 3-5% of children today. Scientists would agree that there is no known method of preventing ADHD in children, yet there is new research that may shed light on the relationship between this disorder and what the mother is exposed to during childbirth.

Link Between ADHD and Pitocin
Researchers from the Department of Psychiatry at Colorado State University examined the medical records from 172 women from diverse regions across the country who had given birth between three and 25 years ago.

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