[Hemolytic anemia in a newborn after maternal treatment with nitrofurantoin at the end of pregnancy]. / Anémie hémolytique chez un nouveau-né après prise maternelle de nitrofurantoïne en fin de grossesse.

UNLABELLED: Drug administration during the last trimester of pregnancy may have adverse effects for the newborn. CASE REPORT: A hemolytic anemia occurred during the first hours of life in a full-term neonate whose mother had taken nitrofurantoin during the last month of pregnancy. CONCLUSION: The immature enzymatic systems of the neonate are exposed to this adverse effect and justify the recommendation not to prescribe nitrofurantoin at the end of pregnancy.