Brian Laird on WNYC.

So on Monday, as many of you know, President Trump and his health secretary,

RFK Jr., warned against pregnant women taking acetaminopin at a White House news conference

citing unproven claims that the drug could cause autism. In response, the American College

of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has reaffirmed it is safe to use Tylenol during pregnancy.

In a statement, they call Trump's announcement irresponsible

and that it is a harmful and confusing message to send to pregnant patients, unquote.

It's the latest in a series of statements from the Trump administration that continue to put

a tremendous onus on pregnant women with little scientific evidence to back up their claims.

In May, RFK Jr. removed the recommendation that pregnant women get vaccinated against COVID.

Last month, the panel organized by the FDA cast doubts on the safety of antidepressants

during pregnancy.

As one writer in the cut recently put it, Trump is blaming mothers for what society either doesn't

understand or fails to adequately address, unquote.

Joining us now to discuss what the science says about painkiller used during pregnancy and more

is Dr. Veronica Galisbee Bell, an OBGYN, obstetrician and gynecologist, and vice chair of the American

College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee on Obstetrics.

Dr. Gillespie Bell, welcome to WNYC.

Do we have you?

Dr. Gillespie Bell, you there?

I am here, but I'm sorry I can't hear you.

Oh, well, we'll try to get that straightened out as I invite our listeners in as well,

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