US President Donald Trump has claimed the use of acetaminophen in pregnancy, known as paracetamol in Australia, increases the risk of autism in babies.
It’s prompted the President to recommend pregnant women should ‘strongly’ limit the use of paracetamol unless they had an ‘extremely high fever’ that they could not ‘tough out’.
“Pregnant women should talk to their doctors,” Mr Trump said. “Ideally, you don’t take it at all.”
Mr Trump said there are groups of people who “don’t take vaccines and don’t take any pills that have no autism”.
Described as ‘bold new actions’ by the Trump Administration, the announcement has come with a warning to doctors not to recommend acetaminophen for pregnant women in the US.
Watch the full announcement below:
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) maintains that paracetamol is considered safe for use in pregnancy.
In a statement the TGA said, “The use of medications in pregnancy is subject to clinical, scientific and toxicological evaluation at the time of registration of a medicine in Australia. The TGA has no current active safety investigations for paracetamol and autism, or paracetamol and neurodevelopmental disorders more broadly.”
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) has issued a statement rejecting the claims.
“Robust scientific evidence shows no link between paracetamol use in pregnancy and autism or ADHD, with several large and reliable studies directly contradicting the administration’s statement.”
America’s National Autistic Society has labelled the claims as ‘dangerous’.
“This is dangerous, it’s anti-science and it’s irresponsible,” said Mel Merritt, Head of Policy and Campaigns at the National Autistic Society.
“President Donald Trump is peddling the worst myths of recent decades. Such dangerous pseudo-science is putting pregnant women and children at risk and devaluing autistic people.
“Let’s be clear – painkillers do not cause autism and vaccines do not cause autism. Large-scale studies have shown that there is no robust, scientific evidence to support this claim. It’s nothing more than fearmongering.”
Pregnant women in Australia are being encouraged to speak to their healthcare provider if they have any concerns.
"The causes of neurodivergence are incompletely understood but are known to be complex and to include both genetic and environmental contributors."
RANZCOG
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