The Trump administration declared on Monday that the use of Tylenol during pregnancy may be related to a higher risk of autism.
At a press conference at the White House, President Donald Trump said that the Food and Medicines Administration will begin to notify doctors to immediately “strongly recommend that women limit the use of Tylenol during pregnancy unless it is medically necessary.”
“They strongly recommend that women limit the use of Tylenol during pregnancy unless it is medically necessary,” Trump said. “That is, for example, in cases of extremely high fever.”
Studies on this question have not demonstrated a direct cause and effect. Some studies point to a possible link, but the main medical groups have evaluated evidence and continue to recommend acetaminophen as the safest analgesic during pregnancy.
President Donald Trump, together with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the administrator of Medicare and Medicaid, Mehmet Oz, talks about autism in the White House in Washington, on September 22, 2025.
Saul Loeb/AFP through Getty Images
In a statement, Dr. Steven Fleischman, president of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
“The suggestions that the use of acetaminophen in pregnancy causes autism are not only very worrying for doctors, but are also irresponsible when they consider the harmful and confusing message they send to pregnant patients, including those who may need to trust this beneficial medicine during pregnancy,” Fleischman said.
“Today’s announcement for HHS is not backed by the full body of scientific evidence and dangerously simplifies the many and complex causes of neurological challenges in children. It is very disturbing that our federal health agencies are willing to make an announcement that affects the health and well -being of millions of people without the support of reliable data,” the statement continued.
This is a development story. Consult the updates again.
