High Acetaminophen Use In Pregnancy Linked To ADHD, Autism
Executive Summary
Babies with cord blood biomarkers of acetaminophen on higher end of a scale are at three times risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and almost four times at risk of autism spectrum disorder than babies with biomarkers on lower end, according to a JAMA study with 996 mother-infant pairs.
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