Caution urged for pregnant women using paracetamol

Sydney Morning Herald

This article reported a study which linked paracetamol use with behavioural problems in children. Fortunately this rather alarmist article was criticised by interviews noting “95% of mums who took paracetamol during pregnancy had a child with no problems at seven years of age” and others who noted that the women may have been using paracetamol during pregnancy had an ellness that affected their children.

There is an excellent rebuttal in The Conversation

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