Researchers say their gold-standard review should put an end to the debate over use of the common painkiller during pregnancy.

A major scientific review has directly contradicted Donald Trump’s assertion that taking paracetamol in pregnancy can cause autism.

Across several analyses, no links between exposure to acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) during pregnancy and neurodevelopmental outcomes emerged, reported Asma Khalil, MD, MSc, of St. George's University Hospital and the University of London, and co-authors in Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women's Health.