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Mum haunted by screams of baby with 'alcoholic's liver' due to hormone pregnancy test

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A mum who was prescribed with a hormone pregnancy test linked to severe infant defects was haunted for decades by the screams of her dying baby daughter.

Hormone pregnancy tests linked to miscarriages and disabilities in babies should have been axed 10 years sooner, a review has concluded.

A 1967 report found a possible link with spina bifida but the tests, including the brand Primodos, were not fully withdrawn until 1978.

It is still not known how many women used them – but the Association For Children Damaged by Hormone Pregnancy Tests estimates it was around 1.3 million.

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