Q&A: What risks does sickness pose in pregnancy?

The cold and flu season is beginning amid conflicting guidance on vaccination and the use of acetaminophen—a common fever-reducing drug sold under brand names such as Tylenol—during pregnancy. Adrienne Antonson is a professor of animal sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign who studies the immune response during pregnancy and prenatal neurodevelopment. She discussed what her research has found about infection during pregnancy, how it affects development and effective ways to treat and prevent it in an interview with Lauren Quinn, the assistant director of research communications for the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the U. of I.

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