IS THERE A CHANGE?
NIH reports incidence of 15-20/10,000
- “Others” estimate 40-70/10,000
- Real incidence may be 1 - 3% (or more)
?? Easier criteria to meet PDD
- Were these children ‘missed in the past’
Increased incidence (in mothers) of :
- Miscarriages
- Infertility
- Pre-eclampsia
- Bleeding during pregnancy