Acetaminophen use during pregnancy and children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability

JAMA

2024-04-09

(Press-News.org) About The Study: Acetaminophen use during pregnancy was not associated with children’s risk of autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or intellectual disability in sibling control analysis. This suggests that associations observed in other models may have been attributable to familial confounding.

Authors: Brian K. Lee, Ph.D., of Drexel University in Philadelphia, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jama.2024.3172)

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