BBC: Why Trump's comments on vaccines and paracetamol risk child health (2) What should pregnant women know about autism and paracetamol use during pregnancy?

24 September, 2025

Dear HIFA colleagues,

The WHO just released a statement on autism-related issues. ( https://www.who.int/news/item/24-09-2025-who-statement-on-autism-related... )

There are interesting discussions going on in CoP forums.

However, pregnant mothers need to access reliable information to protect their health and that of their babies.

What should pregnant women know about autism and paracetamol use during pregnancy?

Best regards,

Didier

Didier Demassosso

Mental Health Expert

HIFA Country Coordinator For WHO AFRO Region

HIFA Country representative of the year 2014

MHIN Africa Knowledge Exchange Assistant

Member of the African Evidence Network (AEN)

Cameroon Human Right Fellow 2017

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HIFA profile: Didier Demassosso is a mental health practitioner, Consultant (WHO , MoPH Cameroon...), Mental health advocate , Youth advocate with 10 years experience in mental health development in Cameroon. He is also a health communicator and educationist. HIFA Country Representative For Cameroon/ HIFA Country Representative of the year 2014 / Regional Coordinator for Africa. He also currently volunteers for the Mental Health Innovation Network Africa as Knowledge Exchange Assistant. https://www.hifa.org/support/members/didier