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In Germany in the 1950s, the effects of teratogens gained widespread attention when pregnant women who took ______________ to help them sleep gave birth to babies with deformations of their heads, legs, hands, and/or fingers. Over 7,000 babies were harmed by this drug before it was removed from the market.

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In Germany in the 1950s, the effects of teratogens gained widespread attention when pregnant women who took "thalidomide" to help them sleep gave birth to babies with deformations of their heads, legs, hands, and/or fingers. Over 7,000 babies were harmed by this drug before it was removed from the market.

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