Using the common painkiller paracetamol during pregnancy is not linked to neurodevelopmental disorders in children, according to a study published in the Lancet.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe findings were consistent \u2013 paracetamol did not increase the risk,\u201d said Asma Khalil, senior researcher on the paper and a professor of maternal foetal medicine at St George\u2019s Hospital in London.<\/p>\n
The Lancet paper comes after the Trump administration linked the use of Kenvue Inc\u2019s Tylenol (paracetamol) to autism<\/a> in September and advised pregnant women to avoid the drug. <\/p>\n This created confusion for patients, since the painkiller has long been deemed safe and the White House did not present new evidence to explain the change.<\/p>\n The study in the Lancet medical journal is one of the first total reviews of the scientific literature. Researchers analysed 43 studies that were deemed high-standard and free from bias. The studies had to include detailed exposure to acetaminophen (paracetamol), validated medical records for the survey participants and medications the person took during or before pregnancy. <\/p>\n Studies that did not meet the high standards were left out of the Lancet analysis. The final data came from hundreds of thousands of participants from across the globe.<\/p>\n