Pain pill ‘risk’ to tot speech

PREGNANT women who take paracetamol could risk slowing their baby’s ability to learn to talk – if they have a daughter.

Researchers found an “elevated rate” of language delays in 30-month-old girls, but not in boys.

A separate study has claimed it could also affect an unborn girl’s fertility.

Professor Shanna Swan, of Icahn School of Medicine, New York, said: “Our findings, if replicated, suggest pregnant women should limit use.”