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    Can pregnancy medication increase the risk of learning difficulties

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    I was taking very strong nausea medication during pregnancy and am concerned that it could have something to do with my ten-year-old son's learning difficulties? Is this possible?
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    There are very few (if any) studies to show how medications affect a child's development in utero, as it is not ethically sound to expose pregnant women to substances that can potentially harm them and their baby. Doctors rarely prescribe something that will knowingly cause harm, unless the benefits outweigh the known risk. Many woman have a textbook pregnancy and birth, with no medications or complications, and their child has learning difficulties or a disability. There is no research to suggest one cause for learning difficulties, although the current research focus suggests genetic factors (not external factors such as medication use). If you continue to have concerns have a chat with your GP who can give you more specific information regarding the exact medications you have concerns with.

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