in utero

The mixture contained dioxin, a deadly substance that not only causes a range of cancers and other illnesses, but is also linked to birth defects for babies exposed in utero.

Previous studies have found an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes and obesity later in life for infants exposed to GDM in utero.

Animals previously exposed to THC in utero display a dramatically increased motivation to press a lever that would deliver a dose of opioid drugs compared to those that were not previously exposed to THC.

Previous studies in smaller populations also link in utero exposure of these drugs with neurodevelopmental outcomes in offspring, such as ones linking topiramate and intellectual disability, and those associating valproate and lower IQ.

And brain imaging has shown that school-age children exposed to lithium in utero had no statistically significant differences from those who were not.