"Trump had the audacity to tell women, " Don't take Tylenol...fight like hell not to take it" and to only use the medication if they " can't tough it out." Medical groups like the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) continue to advise that pregnant patients use the drug for pain and fever because of the risks of letting those symptoms go untreated. SMFM said that unchecked fevers, especially in the first trimester, increase "the risk of miscarriage, birth defects, and premature birth.""
"There are other pain relievers you can take. I mean, ibuprofen, my understanding-I'm not a doctor and I'm not giving medical advice-doesn't hurt your liver as much [as acetaminophen]. But Harvard and other research institutions and universities have said for years that Tylenol may...there may be a link, there may be causation, causality. And even Tylenol says pregnant women should not take Tylenol."
Nancy Mace advised pregnant women to take ibuprofen instead of acetaminophen for pain or fever during an appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher. Her recommendation ran counter to documented dangers associated with ibuprofen use in pregnancy. The remarks followed claims by Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that acetaminophen during pregnancy causes autism, and Trump urged women to avoid Tylenol. Medical groups such as the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine recommend acetaminophen for pain and fever because untreated fever, particularly in the first trimester, increases risks of miscarriage, birth defects, and premature birth.
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