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Paracetamol during pregnancy affects children's behavior

22.09.2019

The researchers investigated whether taking paracetamol in mid-pregnancy had an impact on the behavior of children aged 6 months to 11 years, as well as their memory and IQ before the age of 17 years.

Paracetamol is commonly used to relieve pain during pregnancy and is recommended by the UK National Health Service.

Scientists examined 14 children. 000 percent of mothers said they had taken paracetamol "sometimes" or more during the previous three months during their seventh month of pregnancy. The researchers looked at test scores for childhood memory, IQ, and preschool development, as well as measures of temperament and behavior.

They found an association between paracetamol use and problems with hyperactivity and attention, as well as other complex behaviors in young children that were not affected by the reasons for taking the medication or social factors. However, by the time the children reached the end of elementary school, there were no such manifestations. Boys appeared to be more susceptible than girls to possible behavioral effects of the drug.

The study was conducted by Prof. Jean Golding, who also conducted a study on children from the 90s at the University of Bristol: "Our results add to the evidence for possible adverse effects of paracetamol during pregnancy, such as asthma or behavioral problems in the offspring. This supports the recommendation women to be careful when taking medications during pregnancy and seek medical attention if necessary.It is important that our results be verified in other studies - we could not show a causal relationship between the two.Now it would also be useful to assess whether children are free older adults and adults from behavioral problems if their mothers were taking paracetamol."

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