AAP News Vol. 1 No. 8 August 1985, p. 3
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Report Labor and delivery problems not cause of brain disorders

Notions that problems in labor and delivery are the major causes of neurological disorders reflect nineteenth century thinking and should no longer be taught to medical students, suggests a report published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

The report, titled Prenatal and Perinatal Factors Associated with Brain Disorders, is the result of a vast data search co-sponsored by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHHD) and the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke (NINCDS).

Neurological and communicative disorders affect 42 million Americans, according to the report. This number includes 780,000 mentally retarded school-age children, 750,000 Americans affected by cerebral palsy atnd nearly 2 million people affected by epilepsy. Among the 42 million are countless individuals who suffer from combinations of these neurologic disabilities.