Linking Tylenol to autism could harm pregnant people’s health, doctors warn

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“What they really want is they think if the mother suffers, the pregnancy will be the most healthy, and that is not true.”
Dr. Mariana Montes, PRH Fellow

The federal government’s announcement Monday linking pregnant people’s use of acetaminophen — the pain-relief drug sold under the brand name Tylenol — as a cause of autism could worsen their health and stigmatize one of the few treatments pregnant people have for reducing pain and fever, doctors warn.

“Not only is it false to say Tylenol causes autism, it’s really dangerous,” said Dr. Bhaskari Burra, an OBGYN in Asheville, North Carolina. “If people are hesitant to take Tylenol in pregnancy, it’s really concerning.”