Pregnancy & Breastfeeding
8.1 Pregnancy Risk Summary Orthoebolavirus zairense infection is life-threatening for both the mother and fetus and treatment should not be withheld due to pregnancy (see Clinical Considerations ). Available data from the PALM trial and an expanded access program in which pregnant women with Orthoebolavirus zairense infection were treated with INMAZEB demonstrate the high rate of maternal and fetal/neonatal morbidity consistent with published literature regarding the risk associated with underlying maternal Orthoebolavirus zairense infection. These data are insufficient to evaluate for a drug-associated risk of major birth defects, miscarriage, or adverse maternal/fetal outcome. Animal reproduction studies with INMAZEB have not been conducted. Human monoclonal antibodies, such as INMAZEB, are transported across the placenta; therefore, INMAZEB has the potential to be transferred from the mother to the developing fetus. Clinical Considerations Disease-associated maternal and/or embryo/fetal risk Maternal, fetal and neonatal outcomes are poor among pregnant women infected with Orthoebolavirus zairense . The majority of such pregnancies result in maternal death with miscarriage, stillbirth, or neonatal death. Treatment should not be withheld due to pregnancy.