The effect of taking acetaminophen during pregnancy on children's language skills was confirmed by researchers

According to the researchers, the use of acetaminophen in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy will be directly related to a moderate but significant delay in the language development of children.

According to Tekna technology and technology news service, acetaminophen, which is known as the safest pain reliever to reduce fever during pregnancy, can have a direct impact on children's language skills in the future. According to studies, about 50 to 60 percent of pregnant women in North America and Europe use this painkiller during pregnancy.

A new study by researchers at the University of Illinois shows that there is a direct relationship between the use of this painkiller during pregnancy and the development of language consequences in early childhood. According to these researchers, the increase in acetaminophen consumption is associated with an increase in language delay and speech in communication.

This study shows that taking acetaminophen during pregnancy will weaken the child's communication skills. Megan Foodberry, a graduate student, along with Suzanne Schantz, a professor emeritus of this university, conducted research in this field. According to them, language development criteria were used in this study, which were more accurate than the methods used in previous studies. According to Woodbury, in previous studies, people were asked about acetaminophen use only three months into their pregnancy. While in recent studies, participants were asked about the use of this pain reliever every four to six weeks during pregnancy and 24 hours after the birth of the child.

The current language analysis was performed on 298 2-year-old children who were also observed before birth. Among these, 254 children at the age of 3 were examined for further study. MacArthur Bates Communication Development Inventory was used in this study. Parents also provided reports on the vocabulary of language complexity and the average of children's longest utterances.

Woodbury says about this study: In this research, it was found that the increase in the use of acetaminophen, especially in the third trimester, had a direct relationship with lower scores in vocabulary and the average length of the utterance of shorter sentences at 2 years of age.