Important findings have emerged in a new study regarding whether the use of paracetamol during pregnancy is safe or not.
Paracetamol is known as Tylenol in the United States. New research has revealed that taking it during pregnancy is safe. A group of European researchers compiled new data last year in response to claims made by former US President Donald Trump linking paracetamol to autism.
A review published in the British journal The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Women’s Health cited the research team as saying that they conducted studies to examine these claims.
Professor Asma Khalil, Professor of Obstetrics and Maternal Fetal Medicine at City St George’s, University of London, said that the use of paracetamol during pregnancy is safe.
She said that when these tablets are used according to a doctor’s recommendation, the best available evidence shows no proof of autism, attention deficit, or hyperactivity disorder.
Asma Khalil added that after Trump’s statement in September advising pregnant women not to take this medicine, her patients asked questions about the commonly used painkiller, also known as acetaminophen.
At that time, national and international medical groups rejected the US president’s comments, stating that they were not evidence-based.
Paracetamol or Tylenol is the only pain relieving medicine considered safe for pregnant women.
