It is well established that various medications can influence fetal development and health. However, most researchers only look at the mothers and their medications. Jacqueline Cohen, however, focuses on the father's medications. At first glance, this approach does not seem to make a lot of sense since these can hardly have any biological effect on the developing fetus.
But IF you were to find a connection between medications taken by the father and fetal development, this would suggest that there are OTHER underlying causes and factors involved. In this case, the results might exonerate the mother's medication.
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