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Unbelievable: Pregnant Women Are Now Taking Pills To Bleach Their Unborn Babies' Skin

Posted by Samuel on Wed 28th Feb, 2018 - tori.ng

Pregnant woman have been found out to be in the habit of taking pills in a bid to bleach their unborn babies' skin.

File photo used only for illustrative purpose

According to a report by Daily Trust, pregnant women in Ghana are now in the habit of taking pills to change their babies' skin color.

They have however been warned against the growing trend which involves taking pills during pregnancy to lighten the skin of their unborn babies while they are still in the womb.

Medical experts say these illegal drugs can cause birth defects, including damage to limbs and internal organs.

Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says using Glutathione pills for this purpose is dangerous, adding it wants “the general public to know that no product has been approved by the FDA in the form of a tablet to lighten the skin of the unborn child”.

The practice is growing in Ghana, according to the FDA, with pills often smuggled into the country inside luggage at airports in large quantities.