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Tylenol use during pregnancy may increase ADHD risk. In a large study published online in Pediatrics, researchers looked at possible effects of heavy use of acetaminophen by pregnant women on the brain of a developing fetus. The study analyzed acetaminophen use during more than 100,000 pregnancies in Norway, and the risk of the child eventually being diagnosed with ADHD. Researchers looked at information collected from a Norwegian patient registry about what drugs they had taken while pregnant and analyzed which children were later given ADHD. diagnoses. They found that regardless of the medical reason the women used acetaminophen, those who reported taking it for 29 consecutive days or more during their pregnancy had children who were twice as likely to receive a diagnosis of ADHD. While the study doesn’t completely prove cause and effect, there’s enough evidence of a link to make experts think carefully about what the recommendations for pregnant women should be in the future.
