Local health officials and doctors and pushing back against the Trump administration for the feds’ “harmful” unproven claims that tie Tylenol use during pregnancy to autism.

As OB/GYNs tell their patients that acetaminophen is safe to use during pregnancy, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health is also advising residents that acetaminophen is “one of the safest” and most commonly used meds to relieve pain and reduce fever in pregnancy.

There have been claims that acetaminophen might be linked to autism or ADHD in children, but this has not been proven by science, according to officials. Many research studies show there’s no evidence that acetaminophen causes either condition.

“The overwhelming body of scientific research has not shown that using acetaminophen during pregnancy cau

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