Paracetamol Use During Pregnancy—A Call for Precautionary Action

(Abstracted from Nat Rev Endocrinol 2021;17:757–766) Paracetamol, otherwise known as acetaminophen, is the active ingredient in over 600 prescription and nonprescription analgesic and antipyretic medications. Worldwide and in the United States, more than 50% and 65% of pregnant women use acetaminophen, respectively.