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A comprehensive review found no clear association between taking hangover cure In pregnancy And autism And adhd Among children.
The researchers examined all the studies on the issue and concluded that they were of low quality, with “low to severely low” confidence in any findings suggesting a link.
on September, US President Donald Trump suggests TylenolWhat is called paracetamol in the UK may be behind a “significant increase” in autism cases.
He made comments such as saying that painkillers should not be taken during pregnancy, and that pregnant women should “with difficulty” stop taking them. Criticized by autism campaigners and scientists In the UK and around the world.
In a new study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), experts from the Universities of Liverpool and Birmingham concluded that women should be advised to take paracetamol when needed to treat pain and fever during pregnancy.
They stated that “strong evidence linking paracetamol use in pregnancy and autism and ADHD in offspring is lacking”.
Furthermore, untreated fever, particularly in the first trimester, is linked to an increased risk of miscarriage, birth defects and premature birth – underscoring the need for women to be able to take paracetamol.
The team also suggested that any apparent association between paracetamol and autism and ADHD in previous studies may be driven by shared genetic and environmental factors within families.
For the latest study, researchers examined nine systematic reviews that included a total of 40 observational studies reporting on paracetamol use during pregnancy and the risk of autism, ADHD, or other neurodevelopmental outcomes.
All reviews reported a potentially strong association between maternal paracetamol intake and autism or ADHD, or both, in children, but seven of nine reviews advised caution when interpreting the findings.
Overall, BMJ experts concluded that confidence in the findings of these reviews ranged from low (for two reviews) to critically low (for seven reviews).
He added: “Existing evidence shows no clear link between paracetamol exposure in utero and autism and ADHD in offspring.
“Any apparent effects observed after exposure to paracetamol in utero on childhood autism and ADHD may be driven by familial genetic and environmental factors and unmeasured confounders.”
Dimitrios Siasakos, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at University College London, said: “The high-quality methodology used in this new review confirms what experts around the world have said.
“The evidence linking paracetamol use in pregnancy to autism is weak and the studies that report this association tend to confound the association with factors shared by families, such as genetics and lifestyle of autism or ADHD.”