The Safety of Tylenol (Acetaminophen) and Other OTC Medications During Pregnancy
Pregnancy Podcast
Vanessa Merten
4.5 • 970 Ratings
🗓️ 5 October 2025
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Acetaminophen, best known by the brand name Tylenol, is an ingredient in over 600 over-the-counter medicines and has long been considered the safest choice for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. Recently, it made headlines after President Trump publicly spoke out against taking Tylenol during pregnancy and raised concerns about possible links to autism. The recent controversy has sparked debate between the medical community and governmental health agencies, and left expecting parents with more questions than answers. This episode unpacks the debate around acetaminophen and examines the available research on autism and other risks. Plus, hear guidelines to weigh the risks and benefits of treating symptoms versus letting them run their course so that you can make an informed decision for you and your baby.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to the pregnancy podcast with Vanessa Martin. |
| 0:10.7 | Hello, thank you for tuning into the pregnancy podcast. |
| 0:15.8 | In today's episode, we're talking about the safety of acetaminophen or Tylenol and other over-the-counter medications |
| 0:24.1 | during pregnancy. Acetomenophin, which is best known by the brand name Tylenol, is an ingredient |
| 0:31.8 | in over 600 over-the-counter medicines and has long been considered the safest choice to manage pain and fever during |
| 0:40.5 | pregnancy. But recently, it made headlines after President Trump publicly spoke out against |
| 0:47.6 | taking Tylenol during pregnancy and raised concerns about possible links to autism. |
| 0:54.2 | The recent controversy has sparked debate between the medical community and governmental health agencies, |
| 1:00.4 | and it's left expecting parents with more questions than answers. |
| 1:04.9 | In this episode, we will unpack the debate around acetaminophen. |
| 1:10.1 | We will also examine the available research on |
| 1:13.6 | autism and other risks. Plus, we'll give you some guidelines so that you can weigh the risks and |
| 1:20.0 | benefits of treating symptoms versus letting them run their course so that you can make an informed |
| 1:26.7 | decision for you and your baby. |
| 1:29.3 | You can find the full article and all of the resources for this episode at |
| 1:35.6 | Pregnancy Podcast.com slash Tylenol. |
| 1:41.2 | You are currently on the public feed of the podcast, which gives you access to the last year of |
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| 2:04.2 | in the back catalog that answer any questions you have relating to pregnancy or planning for your |
| 2:10.4 | birth. In fact, today's episode will talk about some research potentially linking Tylenol and |
| 2:16.8 | autism. This is not new. And this is |
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