STDs & Pregnancy
If you're pregnant, having an STD can affect the health of your baby. What do you need to ask the doctor to test for? When would the damage be done?
Having Children When HIV Positive
In recent years, almost all HIV infections occurring in U.S. children were the result of mother-to-child transmission. However, the epidemic is slowly coming under control.
In recent years, almost all HIV infections occurring in U.S. children were the result of mother-to-child transmission. However, the epidemic is slowly coming under control.
STDs During Pregnancy
STDs don't only affect your health, they can affect the health of your baby.
STDs don't only affect your health, they can affect the health of your baby.
What Do I Need To Know About Bacterial Vaginosis During Pregnancy?
Bacterial vaginosis can increase your risk of preterm birth.
Bacterial vaginosis can increase your risk of preterm birth.
What Do I Need To Know About Chlamydia During Pregnancy?
Chlamydia can cause not only eye infections, but pneumonia, in infants.
Chlamydia can cause not only eye infections, but pneumonia, in infants.
What Do I Need To Know About Gonorrhea During Pregnancy?
Routine eye-drops at the time of delivery have reduced the most common complication of gonorrhea during pregnancy.
Routine eye-drops at the time of delivery have reduced the most common complication of gonorrhea during pregnancy.
What Do I Need To Know About Hepatitis B During Pregnancy?
Women at high risk for hepatitis B should be vaccinated before becoming pregnant.
Women at high risk for hepatitis B should be vaccinated before becoming pregnant.
What Do I Need To Know About Herpes During Pregnancy?
When an infant is infected with herpes, it can be life threatening.
When an infant is infected with herpes, it can be life threatening.
What Do I Need To Know About HIV During Pregnancy?
Proper treatment can reduce the likelihood that you will transmit HIV to your baby.
Proper treatment can reduce the likelihood that you will transmit HIV to your baby.
What Do I Need To Know About Syphilis During Pregnancy?
Syphilis infection during pregnancy can be extremely dangerous.
Syphilis infection during pregnancy can be extremely dangerous.
What Do I Need To Know About Trichomoniasis During Pregnancy?
Trichomoniasis increases a woman's risk of preterm birth.
Trichomoniasis increases a woman's risk of preterm birth.