Why is it so hard to get drugs approved for use during pregnancy?
Nobody wants to see another Thalidomide tragedy.
The drug was prescribed to pregnant women during the 1950s and early 1960s to treat nausea. But it led to more than 10,000 children worldwide with irreversible birth defects, ranging from limb deformities to facial malformations.
Pregnant people need access to medication that is effective, safe and...
