March 18, 2019 7:16 PM

Painkillers during pregnancy does not up asthma risk in children: Study

Taking paracetamol or other painkillers during pregnancy does not increase the risk of asthma in children, according to a study of almost five lakh women. <br />''<br />''The research, which used preion data on painkillers, supports earlier findings that women taking paracetamol during pregnancy are more likely to have children who develop asthma. <br />''<br />''However, it also suggests that painkillers are not the cause of this increase. Rather, some unidentified facto...

March 18, 2019 7:16 PM

Painkillers during pregnancy does not up asthma risk in children: Study

Taking paracetamol or other painkillers during pregnancy does not increase the risk of asthma in children, according to a study of almost five lakh women. <br />''<br />''The research, which used preion data on painkillers, supports earlier findings that women taking paracetamol during pregnancy are more likely to have children who develop asthma. <br />''<br />''However, it also suggests that painkillers are not the cause of this increase. Rather, some unidentified facto...