There is no evidence to link autism to paracetamol
The Trump administration wants to recommend that pregnant women not take paracetamol because it causes autism. The government’s statement has caused distress among the population and has aroused great concern among scientists that if the advice becomes official, it will be contrary to scientific evidence. In fact, there is no clear evidence to confirm that the use of paracetamol by pregnant women is one of the causes of autism in their children.
According to the journal Nature, Robert F. Assisted by Kennedy Jr. The head of the Department of Health says that autism can have many triggers, one of which may be folate deficiency. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken steps to approve leucoborin folate for those with low folate levels. It should be noted that in many places, pregnant women take folate (vitamin B9) because its deficiency can cause the fetus to have spina bifida.
In contrast, paracetamol or acetaminophen has not been shown to cause autism or other disturbances in the fetus or in the development of children. Although some studies have concluded that they are related, this relationship is not significant and therefore insufficient to be considered as evidence. The same goes for vaccines, which were linked to autism in 1998 by a researcher named Wakefield. Although he was later shown to have committed fraud, there are still some who, in the meantime, revive this lie.
Experts recall that pregnant women do not have many drugs to choose from to eliminate pain, and that paracetamol is one of the safest options. In addition, statements by the U.S. government also carry the risk of blaming mothers of children with autism.
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