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  "id": 9480225,
  "title": "Rare pregnancy infections may triple the risk of autism",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/rare-pregnancy-infections-may-triple-the-risk-of-autism",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-23T13:11:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily Health",
    "slug": "sciencedaily-health",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260922005653.htm"
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  "summary": "A major Swedish study of 3.7 million people has found that rare TORCH infections passed from a pregnant woman to the fetus are linked to much higher risks of autism and intellectual disability later in life. Children with a congenital TORCH infection were about three times more likely to be diagnosed with autism, more than seven times more likely to have an intellectual disability, and up to 30…",
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        "title": "Rare pregnancy infections may triple the risk of autism",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/rare-pregnancy-infections-may-triple-the-risk-of-autism-9484294",
        "published": "2026-09-23T13:11:59.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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