Blog: Pregnancy Related Malpractice

Risks & Complications from Delayed Prenatal Testing

Dec 11, 2020

Experienced Lawyers for Mothers and Children Injured by Late Prenatal Screening in New Jersey A pregnancy is like a long-term prenatal engagement with your doctor’s office. The number of office visits for routine prenatal checks simply increases as the pregnancy progresses, averaging one per month up to 26 weeks, every three weeks up to 32 weeks, every two weeks up to 36 weeks, and every week until delivery. In addition to the increasing frequency of...

NSAIDs Warned Against in Pregnancy, May Cause Infant Kidney Problems

Oct 30, 2020

FDA Issues Warning about Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs for Pregnant Women The Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently posted an updated warning on its website about the risk of taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) during pregnancy. In order to reach the wider medical community, they publicly announced that pregnant women taking NSAIDs during the third trimester, or at any point from week 20 and later, may cause kidney damage in the fetus and reduced levels...