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what they're correlating is memory of paracetamol usage, not actual usage. According to the article: "Finally, the authors of the study acted to avoid a commo
by m_eiman 10y ago
what they're correlating is memory of paracetamol usage, not actual usage.
According to the article:
"Finally, the authors of the study acted to avoid a common problem with research that links adverse pregnancy outcomes to certain medications: that women whose children have some identifiable problem are more likely to recall taking medications during pregnancy. The current study asked women when they were pregnant about their medication use, and then — seven years after her child’s birth — asked her to assess her child’s emotional and social well-being and report a range of problematic behaviors."
- emn13 10y agoBut they asked during pregancy what their medicine use was up to three months ago. For a relatively mundane task like taking paracetamol, I think it's reasonable to question how reliable memory is at that point. Especially since this may be a stressful time with lots of things going on - I can imagine that a pill to make a headache go away is easily forgotten. Or: was that 2 or five months ago?