US EditionAcetaminophen use during pregnancy does not increase risk of autism, ADHD: Review
The comprehensive review analyzed 43 studies and found no statistically significant increase in autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability risk from acetaminophen use in pregnancy.
- Published Friday, a major meta-analysis pooling about 60 studies found that acetaminophen taken as directed in pregnancy is not linked to autism, ADHD or intellectual disability.
- Earlier studies showed mixed results, leaving pregnant people unsure about acetaminophen safety as study authors noted symptoms like fever, infection, pain and inflammation may confound links to fetal brain development.
- Focusing on sibling-comparison designs, the review emphasized studies comparing siblings with and without prenatal acetaminophen exposure and included follow-up longer than five years.
- Study authors and clinicians said pregnant women should feel reassured that acetaminophen remains the recommended first-line option for pain or fever in pregnancy when used as directed, and ACOG advises the lowest effective dose for the shortest time with care for persistent or high fever.
- Voices outside the study cautioned or criticized, including an HHS official who said it "does not resolve an important public health question; it sidesteps it," while President Donald Trump and the FDA debated acetaminophen's safety and Kenvue defended Tylenol.
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New research bolsters evidence that Tylenol doesn’t raise the risk of autism despite Donald Trump’s claims
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