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Anticoagulation during pregnancy: What are we to do?

Posted Dec 17, 2009 at 10:30 AM, EDT by Samuel Goldhaber

Pregnant women who require anticoagulation are in a quandary. In the US, most pregnant women are directed to discontinue warfarin as soon as pregnancy is confirmed due to the teratogenic effects that it can cause on the fetus. 

Alternative anticoagulant strategies have not been extensively tested due to a fear of liability amongst sponsors and investigators and this has left a substantial unmet need for further comprehensive trials.

What is the solution? Could government incentives help?

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