New Jersey Doctor Recommends Pregnant Patients To Keep Using Tylenol Despite Trump's Warning

CBS Philadelphia

September 24, 2025

Medical groups continue to react after the Trump administration reversed decades of medical advice for pregnant patients by linking the use of acetaminophen to an increased risk of the child developing autism, even though they provided little evidence to back the claim.

Doctors say millions of pregnant women have safely taken acetaminophen for decades to treat pain and fevers, and the major medical groups say they should continue.

Stephanie Buchanan, from Marlton, is six months pregnant with her third child and says she's taken acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, during all three pregnancies to treat pain from chronic migraines.

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