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Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the relationship between pregnancy and childbirth factors and autism in healthy children and children with autism.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n MATERIALS AND METHODS:<\/jats:title>\n The present study was a cross-sectional study that was performed on 200 children in Isfahan in 2021. The instrument in this study was a researcher-made questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22 software.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n \n The results of data analysis between the two groups with Mann\u2013Whitney U test showed that there was a significant relationship between maternal age at delivery, father's age at delivery, gestational age at delivery, interval between pregnancies, and the length of hospital stay (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2264 0.05). Also, the results of data analysis with Chi-squared test showed that there is a significant relationship between the two groups in terms of economic status, place of residence, multiple pregnancies, neonatal sex, and disease in infancy (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2264 0.05).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n CONCLUSION:<\/jats:title>\n The results of this study showed that economic status, place of residence, multiple pregnancies, sex of the baby, and disease in infancy can be effective factors for this disease. 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