{"id":7994,"date":"2018-02-28T17:38:01","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T00:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=7994"},"modified":"2018-02-28T17:38:01","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T00:38:01","slug":"pregnant-women-in-ghana-are-taking-pills-to-bleach-the-skin-of-their-unborn-babies","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/news\/pregnant-women-in-ghana-are-taking-pills-to-bleach-the-skin-of-their-unborn-babies\/","title":{"rendered":"Pregnant women in Ghana are taking pills to bleach the skin of their unborn babies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"border op\">A growing trend among women in Ghana sees them take bleaching pills during pregnancy to lighten the skin of their unborn babies while they are still in the womb.\u00a0 Medical experts say these illegal drugs can cause birth defects, including damage to limbs and internal organs.<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-body-4107816364688875193\" class=\"post-body entry-content\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Ghana&#8217;s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says using Glutathione pills for this purpose is dangerous, adding it wants &#8220;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\u201d.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The practice is growing in Ghana, according to the FDA, with pills often smuggled into the country inside luggage at airports in large quantities.\u00a0\u00a0Although comprehensive data has not yet been gathered, the body says market surveillance and stakeholder activity have helped to reveal the trend among women crosses socio-economic divides.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Security agencies and police are working together to arrest and prosecute companies and individuals in possession of the illegal tablets.\u00a0Ghana hit the headlines last month when candidates for jobs in the immigration service were disqualified from the recruitment process if they bleached skin or stretch marks, for fear they might bleed during the &#8220;strenuous&#8221; training.<\/div>\n<div>BBC<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A growing trend among women in Ghana sees them take bleaching pills during pregnancy to lighten the skin of their unborn babies while they are still in the womb.\u00a0 Medical experts say these illegal drugs can cause birth defects, including damage to limbs and internal organs. 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