{"id":257597,"date":"2025-06-30T21:05:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T20:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-epilepsy-drug-behind-a-pregnancy-scandal-bigger-than-thalidomide-wyntk-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T21:05:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T20:05:29","slug":"the-epilepsy-drug-behind-a-pregnancy-scandal-bigger-than-thalidomide-wyntk-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-epilepsy-drug-behind-a-pregnancy-scandal-bigger-than-thalidomide-wyntk-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"The epilepsy drug behind a pregnancy scandal &#8216;bigger than Thalidomide&#8217; | WYNTK | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/t6skiXJ4DVc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The epilepsy drug behind a pregnancy scandal 'bigger than Thalidomide' | WYNTK | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t6skiXJ4DVc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been called a bigger scandal than thalidomide but one you may never have heard of.<\/p>\n<p>For decades women were taking an epilepsy drug during pregnancy, without being told it could harm their babies.<\/p>\n<p>How long were the dangers known about &#8211; and why weren&#8217;t they told?<\/p>\n<p>ITV Meridian Social Affairs Correspondent Christine Alsford tells I&#8217;m Lucy Watson and this is What You Need to Know.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>For more of our reporting: https:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/topic\/sodium-valproate<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been called a bigger scandal than thalidomide but one you may never have heard of. 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