No autism link with paracetamol use in pregnancy: WHO

No conclusive scientific evidence confirms a possible link between autism and the use of paracetamol during pregnancy, the World Health Organisation says.

No consistent association between autism and paracetamol use had been established, the WHO said in a statement on Wednesday.

US President Donald Trump on Monday linked autism to childhood vaccine use and the taking of popular pain medication Tylenol by women when pregnant, elevating claims not backed by scientific evidence to the forefront of US health policy.