Use of fetus-harming prescription medications shockingly common, Canadian study finds

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 11:08 in Health & Medicine

More than six percent of expectant mothers in Quebec, Canada, consume prescription drugs that are known to be harmful to their fetuses, according to a new study. Half these women will voluntarily terminate their pregnancy fearing congenital malformations, which means the abortion rate among these women is 11 percent higher than in the rest of the population.

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