Hard labour: the case for testing drugs on pregnant women

Published: Oct. 14, 2019, 12:01 a.m.

Traditionally, expectant mothers have been excluded from clinical trials, but could this practice be doing more harm than good? Emily Anthes investigates.

Written by Emily Anthes

Read by Charlotte Hussey

Produced by Barry J Gibb

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