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A Connecticut court’s $17.1 million award in a stillbirth case emphasizes the need for vigilant monitoring and timely intervention in pregnancies complicated by liver conditions.

In a phase 2 study of nipocalimab for early-onset severe hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn, 54% of high-risk pregnancies resulted in live births at or after 32 weeks’ gestation without intrauterine transfusions, compared to a historical benchmark of 0%.