What information must be given to a female patient who is on steroid therapy and who has just learned that she is pregnant?
A. If she is going to continue treatment, the infant will have to be monitored for adrenal function after birth.
B. If she is going to continue treatment, her dose will have to be reduced to the lowest possible effective dose.
C. Chronic maternal steroid use in the first trimester can result in a cleft palate in newborns (about 1 percent incidence).
D. All of these are correct.
Answer: D
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