In the late 1950s,some women were prescribed a teratogen to relieve symptoms of morning sickness.This drug caused abnormal limb development in the children of these women.What was this drug?

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Thalidomide was prescribed to pregnant women for morning sickness in the late 1950s and early 1960s, but it was later discovered to cause severe limb defects in their children.

In the Late 1950s,some Women Were Prescribed a Teratogen to Relieve