US President Donald Trump has attracted swift criticism from global medical experts after claiming paracetamol can cause autism in babies. Source: Getty Australia’s top medical experts have stressed that paracetamol is safe to use during pregnancy,

The president of the Australia Medical Association (AMA) has stressed that paracetamol has been deemed by the TGA to be safe for use during pregnancy, following US President Donald Trump’s claims this morning that pregnant women should not take the drug and that it was connected to autism in children.

While authorities reassure pregnant women that use of the common painkiller is safe, experts fear the claims have already taken hold across social media.

The federal government is scrambling for answers after US officials raised concerns about a common pregnancy medication.

The US president’s comments fly in the face of medical consensus around which analgesics are safe during pregnancy. This has left many confused.

Acting Prime Minister Richard Marles has urged pregnant women not to listen to Donald Trump’s untested claims they should not be taking paracetamol because it causes autism, urging women to instead go to their doctor if they’re concerned.

We are no experts, but we reckon if you're taking the volume of tablets in this image Autism might be the least of your problems.

Pregnant women will be feeling anxious upon hearing the news about the US linking paracetamol with autism. It is important that they don’t act in response to these reports, other than talking with their general practitioner or obstetrician.