Exposure to acetaminophen in the womb may increase a child’s risk for ADHD and autism spectrum disorder, suggests a study funded by NIH and AHRQNews.
) is a complex developmental disorder that affects how a person behaves, interacts with others and learns., a long-term study of factors influencing pregnancy and child development. They collected umbilical cord blood from 996 births and measured the amount of acetaminophen and two of its byproducts in each sample. By the time the children were an average of 8.9 years, 25.8% had been diagnosed with ADHD only, 6.6% with ASD only and 4.2% with ADHD and ASD.
The authors conclude that their results support earlier studies linking acetaminophen exposure in the womb with ADHD and ASD and underscore the need for additional research. The U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationNIH funding for the study was provided by theNational Institute of Child Health and Human Development , the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Ji, Y, et al. Association of cord plasma biomarkers of in utero acetaminophen exposure with risk of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder in childhood.
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