Tag: Oregon Nurses Association

PORTLAND, OR – The Oregon Nurses Association has issued a statement condemning President Trump’s recent comments advising that pregnant women “avoid Tylenol at all costs” and announcing plans for the Food and Drug Administration to require new warning labels against the use of acetaminophen in pregnancy.  ONA said the president’s claims are not supported by scientific evidence and risk undermining public trust in evidence-based care.

“The President’s statements appear to be yet another ideologically driven attack on public health designed to score cheap political points,” they said.

According to ONA statement, there is no causal link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and autism or other neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autism, and that suggesting otherwise spreads misinformation, creates unnecessary fear among pregnant patients and families, and may lead to the undertreatment of pain and fever during pregnancy, which can create health risks for mothers and babies.

“We call on President Trump, his allies in Congress, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to respect science, protect public health, and support the frontline caregivers who care for patients and families across the country,” ONA officials wrote. “Spreading unsubstantiated claims on issues as sensitive as maternal and child health is not good for patients, not good for caregivers, and not good for Oregonians.”