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Task Force May Open Barriers To Testing Drugs For Pregnant Women

Women who need medication when they’re pregnant have little information about whether or not the drugs are harmful to them or their fetuses. Now, a task force is examining why women have a difficult time getting answers on medication use during pregnancy, and what can be done about it.

STAT reporter Megan Thielking (@meggophone) tells Here & Now‘s Meghna Chakrabarti about the latest.

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