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The study is aimed at assessing the toxicity of the methanol extracts of the seeds of <jats:italic>Moringa stenopetala<\/jats:italic> on the developing embryo and fetuses of rats. The seeds of <jats:italic>Moringa<\/jats:italic> were extracted by maceration using 80% methanol. The extract (250\u20131000\u2009mg\/kg) was orally administered to pregnant Swiss albino rats from days 6 to12 of gestation. Embryos and fetuses were recovered by laparotomy on gestational day 12 and day 20, respectively, and were assessed for developmental anomalies. On day 20, significant prenatal growth retardation such as reduced litter weight and crown\u2010rump length were observed in near term fetuses of 1000\u2009mg\/kg treated rats. Litter weight in 1000\u2009mg\/kg and pair\u2010fed control groups was 2.41\u2009g \u00b1 0.108 and 3.08\u2009g \u00b1 0.093, respectively. Delay in the development of an otic, optic, and olfactory system, as well as a reduction in a number of branchial bars, occurred on day 12 embryos of 1000\u2009mg\/kg treated rats. The rate of fetal resorption in 1000\u2009mg\/kg and pair\u2010fed control groups was 1.6 \u00b1 0.55 and 0.42 \u00b1 0.52, respectively. There was also a high incidence of fetal death in the 1000\u2009mg\/kg treated group but it was not statistically significant. The offspring\u2019s of <jats:italic>Moringa<\/jats:italic>\u2010treated rats did not show gross external malformations at all doses. These findings suggest that the methanol seed extract of <jats:italic>Moringa stenopetala<\/jats:italic> is not safe to rat embryos and fetuses. 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