TORONTO - A group representing Canada's obstetricians and gynecologists says it has reviewed evidence about the safety of Tylenol use during pregnancy and maintains that the painkiller is safe.

The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada revisited its position in light of reports questioning whether there is a link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and autism in children.

The Wall Street Journal recently published a story that said U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to release a report this month linking autism to the use of the common painkiller in pregnancy.

The SOGC says there is no causal evidence linking prenatal exposure to acetaminophen and certain neurodevelopmental disorders.

It also says untreated fever in pregnancy carries well-documente

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