A doctor who was performing obstetric ultrasounds in the SNS had that authorization revoked but continued to perform them in the private sector, having carried out almost 5000 exams under these conditions. This doctor was the same one who performed the ultrasound on a pregnant woman at the Ceraque clinic, in Pinhal Novo, whose baby was born with an incomplete leg. The case was reported by SIC in October 2025.
The Health Regulatory Authority (ERS) stated that it received, between 2023 and 2025, eight complaints regarding the owner of the Ceraque clinic, who owns another unit in Queluz. Following the news reports about the case of the baby born with malformation, ERS opened an investigation process into the clinic's procedures.
