If a client at a hospital or clinic has been diagnosed with malaria they will begin a treatment immediately. The treatment will include the prescription drug "Mefloquine." A nurse should always advise the patient to wait for two months after the treatment/therapy is over before they begin to try for a baby. The patient should avoid trying to get pregnant during the treatment phase also. The medicine can cause severe birth defects for an infant and could result in miscarriage or a stillborn baby.
