https://birthinjurycenter.org/tylenol-link-to-adhd-autism/

I recently received an email from a nonprofit organization dedicated to the education about risk of birth defects and injuries, who somehow had stumbled upon my blog from a year ago in regards to new research on the risk of taking Tylenol during pregnancy. They forwarded me a link of new research on the risk of prenatal Tylenol use in regards more specifically to the increased incidence of ADHD and autism spectrum disorders in affected children.

The research is much more clearly seeing the correlation, and the 2019 NIH funded study was using objective measurements of Tylenol in utero exposure by measuring umbilical cord level rather than using self-reported measures, historically flawed.

This is bad news as so many women are being directed to use Tylenol for a variety of ailments during pregnancy, under the impression that is safe. There is likely to be a dose-response, meaning that taking one or 2 Tylenol during 9 months of pregnancy may not have an impact. But, I know plenty of women who use it almost daily to manage pain and headaches in particular.

Pregnancy is hard enough, and for some women the idea of not having any sort of pain rescue medication to make it through can be daunting, but I encourage every mom to read this article, pass it along, and try very hard to reach for nonpharmacological alternatives until after the baby is born. Many women still seem to be unaware that chiropractic care is readily available during pregnancy .

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-funded-study-suggests-acetaminophen-exposure-pregnancy-linked-higher-risk-adhd-autism