Assertion: thalidomide's effect | /r/CapableOf | harm foetus
Facets:
value: in the womb
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: In the 1950s, scientists did not know that the effects of a drug could be passed through the placental barrier and harm a foetus in the womb, so the use of medications during pregnancy was not strictly controlled, and this was seen in the case of Thalidomide.