Question

Women who consumed the drug thalidomide for relief from vomiting during early months of pregnancy gave birth to children with

• A. No spleen
• B. Hare-lip
• C. Extra fingers and toes
• D. Under-developed limbs

Answer 1

The correct option is D Under-developed limbs

Thalidomide was used against nausea and was used to alleviate morning sickness in pregnant women.
The women who consumed this drug gave birth to children with phocomelia, the malformation of limbs. Those subjected to thalidomide while in the womb experienced limb deficiencies in a way that the long limbs were either not developed or presented themselves as stumps.
Therefore, the correct answer is option D.