«It is astonishing that a considerable number of pregnant women take potentially teratogenic medications. Regular annual check-ups with gynaecology and obstetrics specialists should therefore include a greater and specific focus on pre-conception advice. With this in mind, the SGGG has drafted an expert letter that is currently being updated, in part to expand the section on medications for chronic illnesses.»
Prof. Daniel Surbek, Co-Director, Head of Obstetrics and Feto-Maternal Medicine at the Gynaecology and Obstetrics Clinic, Inselspital Bern, and Chairman of the Quality Commission of the Swiss Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (SGGG)