Definitely an area that warrants further and more conclusive study.
Yes! So many will benefit when the cause(s) may be found, whatever they may be.
They've come up with what may be a correlation, but it's certainly not any proof of a causation.
Correct. This is prominently stated within the article.
Why might studies such as this be released, although non-conclusive, knowing that some may say they are premature?
Those who may be pregnant at this time deserve the best possible information currently available, to weigh in considering the personal choices they will make throughout their pregnancy. An interesting option was posed in the article,
"We really should start looking at non-pharmacological ways to deal with pain," Chapa says.
This is also something for people to consider carefully. People benefit when they have internal locus of control and ownership of their decisions.
The downside, if such preliminary studies were not made known, is that there may later be accusations of sitting on information, and allegations of cover-up.
Some may say this was reported very responsibly, neither hyped nor overlooked, but just put out there in a neutral and factual way.
