Major medical groups and medical experts are urging women to continue taking Tylenol as needed during pregnancy, citing the health risks caused by fever during pregnancy.
Medical groups always encourage women to consult with their doctor before taking any new medication during pregnancy, but continue to emphasize that acetaminophen, best known by the brand name Tylenol, is the safest painkiller throughout pregnancy.
Both the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the nation's leading membership organization for OB-GYNs, and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, a 6,500-member organization focused on high-risk pregnancy care, issued statements in support of the use of Tylenol during pregnancy in the wake of claims by from the Trump administration Monday that the use o