"Publication of the work was fast-tracked to provide prospective mothers and their doctors with reliable information after the Trump administration urged pregnant women to avoid paracetamol also known as acetaminophen or Tylenol claiming it was contributing to rising rates of autism. Speaking at the White House in September, the US president said women should talk to their doctor about limiting the use of the painkiller while pregnant and followed up with far stronger language, telling women to fight like hell not to take it."
"Prof Shakila Thangaratinam, a consultant obstetrician and senior author on the review at the University of Liverpool, said: Women should know that the existing evidence does not really support a link between paracetamol and autism and ADHD. If pregnant women need to take paracetamol for fever or pain then we would say please do, particularly because high fever in pregnancy could be dangerous to the unborn baby. Alternative painkillers such as ibuprofen are not recommended during pregnancy."
An umbrella analysis of prior systematic reviews found no convincing association between prenatal paracetamol (acetaminophen) use and subsequent childhood diagnoses of autism or ADHD. The examined reviews showed quality ranging from low to critically low, and apparent links were likely explained by familial genetics and other confounding factors. Public advisories urging pregnant women to avoid paracetamol lacked supporting evidence, and paracetamol remains recommended for fever or pain in pregnancy because untreated high fever can harm the fetus; ibuprofen and other alternative painkillers are not recommended during pregnancy.
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