Children's Health Defence

Mom’s Use of Acetaminophen During Pregnancy May Lead to ADHD, Autism in Babies

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Acetaminophen’s reproductive impacts

In recent years, researchers have started looking at acetaminophen’s endocrine-disrupting effects and potential links to neurodevelopmental disorders, like autism and ADHD. A 2020 birth cohort study found that babies with the highest levels of acetaminophen in umbilical cords had a twofold higher chance of having ADHD, and up to a threefold higher chance of having autism, according to the statement authors.

While less is known about how exactly acetaminophen contributes to neurodevelopmental disorders, testosterone is known to play a role in brain development, said Swan. The drug has also been linked to language development delays in young girls.

But the FDA has yet to review how acetaminophen’s potential effects on fetal reproductive and genital systems — one of the factors prompting the new consensus statement’s authors to review existing epidemiological and animal studies from 1995-2020.

Acetaminophen use during pregnancy has been shown to have a range of effects on developing fetuses’ endocrine systems, including lower testosterone levels, an increased risk of undescended testicles and, according to newer research in animals, impacted ovary development, the authors said at the press briefing

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