Diabetic ketoacidosis should be suspected in diabetic pregnancies and those who show symptoms. This is especially true if any precipitating factors are involved. Prompt hospitalization, intensive monitoring, and targeted therapy and treatment is necessary for those who have maternal diabetic ketoacidosis. Failure to detect and properly manage the condition early on can lead to extremely adverse outcomes, including both maternal mortality and fetal loss. If a medical professional fails to diagnose, delays a diagnosis, or misdiagnoses a pregnancy complicated with DKA and it leads to serious birth injuries or even wrongful death of either the mother or child, there may be grounds for a medical malpractice lawsuit.