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Participants were grouped by delivery and anesthesia type: (1) vaginal delivery without analgesia, (2) vaginal delivery with epidural, (3) cesarean with neuraxial anesthesia, and (4) cesarean with general anesthesia. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis was the primary outcome. Kaplan\u2013Meier plots and Cox regression were used to assess cumulative incidence and hazard ratios.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Of the cohort (51.2% male, 62.0% Bedouin), 21.2% were born by vaginal delivery with epidural, 3.8% by cesarean with neuraxial anesthesia, and 11.4% by cesarean with general anesthesia. Cumulative ASD incidence was higher in all exposure groups (vaginal delivery with epidural: 1.25%, cesarean with neuraxial anesthesia: 1.56%, cesarean with general anesthesia: 1.50%) than in vaginal delivery without analgesia (0.55%). Nevertheless, after adjustment for covariates, only cesarean with general anesthesia was significantly associated with increased ASD risk (aHR\u2009=\u20091.571; 99% CI: 1.12\u20132.22).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings suggest that general anesthesia during cesarean delivery, but not neuraxial anesthesia or epidural use, might be associated with ASD risk. 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