""I trust doctors over President Trump," Wes Streeting told ITV's Lorraine programme, adding that expectant mothers should not pay "any attention whatsoever" to the US president's unfounded claims. It comes after Trump said that the pain reliever Tylenol, known as paracetamol in the UK, "is no good" for pregnant women to use, citing a disputed link between the drug and autism. Medical experts have strongly pushed back, and health officials in the UK have stressed that paracetamol remains the safest painkiller available to pregnant women."
"On Monday, Trump announced that doctors in the US would be advised not to prescribe Tylenol to pregnant women, who, he said, should "fight like hell not to take it". However, on Tuesday morning, Streeting said: "I've just got to be really clear about this: there is no evidence to link the use of paracetamol by pregnant women to autism in their children. None.""
Claims linked paracetamol use during pregnancy to autism in children, prompting widespread denial by UK health authorities and medical experts. The NHS recommends paracetamol as the first-choice painkiller in pregnancy and states it does not harm the baby, while cautioning against aspirin and ibuprofen because they can affect fetal circulation. A large Swedish study of 2.4 million children found no association between prenatal paracetamol exposure and autism. Health organisations representing autistic people criticised the spread of misinformation and fearmongering. Untreated fever in pregnancy can be potentially harmful, reinforcing the need for safe fever and pain management.
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