\[ y''(x)=-\frac {\left (a x^2+a-3\right ) y(x)}{4 \left (x^2+1\right )^2} \] ✓ Mathematica : cpu = 0.019727 (sec), leaf count = 78
\[\left \{\left \{y(x)\to c_1 \sqrt {x^2+1} P_{\frac {1}{2} \left (\sqrt {1-a}-1\right )}^{\frac {1}{2}}(i x)+c_2 \sqrt {x^2+1} Q_{\frac {1}{2} \left (\sqrt {1-a}-1\right )}^{\frac {1}{2}}(i x)\right \}\right \}\]
✓ Maple : cpu = 0.073 (sec), leaf count = 61
\[ \left \{ y \left ( x \right ) ={\it \_C1}\,\sqrt [4]{{x}^{2}+1} \left ( x+\sqrt {{x}^{2}+1} \right ) ^{{\frac {1}{2}\sqrt {1-a}}}+{\it \_C2}\,\sqrt [4]{{x}^{2}+1} \left ( x+\sqrt {{x}^{2}+1} \right ) ^{-{\frac {1}{2}\sqrt {1-a}}} \right \} \]