and Norway have warned pregnant
women against the danger inherent in
consumption of paracetamol during
pregnancy, stating that the drug
greatly increases the unborn baby’s
risk of having asthma. Asthma is a
respiratory condition marked by
attacks of spasm in the bronchi of the
lungs, causing difficulty in breathing.
It is usually connected to allergic
reaction or other forms of
hypersensitivity.
According to a study published in the
International Journal of Epidemiology,
researchers found a consistent link
between children who had asthma at
three years of age and mothers who
said they took paracetamol during
pregnancy. The study, the largest of its
kind, was conducted on 114,500
children.
Researchers in the United Kingdom
and Norway have warned pregnant
women against the danger inherent in
consumption of paracetamol during
pregnancy, stating that the drug
greatly increases the unborn baby’s
risk of having asthma.
Asthma is a respiratory condition
marked by attacks of spasm in the
bronchi of the lungs, causing difficulty
in breathing. It is usually connected to
allergic reaction or other forms of
hypersensitivity. According to a study
published in the International Journal
of Epidemiology, researchers found a
consistent link between children who
had asthma at three years of age and
mothers who said they took
paracetamol during pregnancy. The
study, the largest of its kind, was
conducted on 114,500 children. Results
showed that 5.7 percent of the
children had the disease at the age of
three, while 5.1 percent had it at the
age of seven. The research found that
the risk was increased if an expectant
mum took paracetamol for more than
one complaint.“Uncovering potential
adverse effects is of public health
importance, as paracetamol is the
most commonly used painkiller among
pregnant women and infants,” Dr
Maria Magnus, a Bristol University
researcher and co-author of the study,
said. Earlier studies have established a
link between paracetamol use and
asthma.
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