By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. Reviewed by Lauren Hardaker May 15 2026 Could a mother’s workplace before and during pregnancy influence child neurodevelopment? A large Danish study links several occupational categories, including transportation and defense jobs, to higher odds of autism diagnosis in children, raising new questions about toxicant exposure, stress, and prenatal health.  Study: Associations between maternal occupational history and autism spectrum disorder diagnosis in offspring in