There is no link between taking paracetamol during pregnancy and an increased risk of autism in children, multiple experts have said, citing the strongest and best-quality data we have.

Specialists are warning that US President Donald Trump’s calls for pregnant women to avoid acetaminophen (commonly known as Tylenol in the US and paracetamol in Australia) could cause more harm than good. The drug is proven to reduce the severity of fevers, which are known to cause adverse outcomes such as miscarriage and birth defects .

“There is very strong evidence to say that acetaminophen is not associated with a significantly increased risk of neurodiversity,” said Debra Kennedy, conjoint professor at UNSW’s School of Women’s and Children’s Health and a co-author of a paper published in Obstetri

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