Here Are 17 Crazy Rules Pregnant Women Had to Follow in the 1950s
Here Are 17 Crazy Rules Pregnant Women Had to Follow in the 1950s
Nov 28, 2018
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Birthify on Instagram: "By the 1930s, birth had become big business. Pregnant women were routinely X-rayed. By the 1940s, evidence emerged linking prenatal radiation exposure to increased c@ncer risk in children—and the practice was largely stopped. Then in the 1950s–60s, thalidomide was prescribed for morning sickness. It was promoted as ‘safe’—until thousands of babies were born with severe limb differences. That, too, was withdrawn. Both were introduced before long-term testing. The consequen
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Lifeuntox on Instagram: "It’s almost impossible to believe this was real history. In the 1930s, doctors gave X-rays to every pregnant woman to measure her pelvis, until they realized it was causing cancer in babies. In the 1950s, they prescribed Thalidomide to help with morning sickness, until thousands of babies were born without arms and legs. In the 1990s, hospitals used Cytotec to induce labor in women who had previous C-sections, until hundreds of uteruses ruptured and countless babies died
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