FARGO — In the wake of President Trump’s announcement about acetaminophen and a link to autism, doctors at Sanford health say they don’t plan on changing recommending the drug to pregnant women.

Acetaminophen is commonly used by pregnant women to deal with aches, pains, and also to handle fevers.

Sanford Health’s Chief Physician, Doug Griffin, says what medications a pregnant woman takes should be decided between patients and their doctor.

Griffin says that fevers can also cause complications in pregnancy and can sometimes result in miscarriage.

Other than acetaminophen, there are very few alternatives pregnant women can use without side effects.

Griffin says Sanford doctor’s will be free to continue recommending acetaminophen to their pregnant patients.

“Nothing has changed about th

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