The virus infections such as flu or Chlamydia are very dangerous, because they attack the DNA, and therefore the patology formation of the fetus. For sure it is very desirable to exclude these viruses before impregnation. Also you have to take HIV and WR (Wasserman reaction) examinations.
It is reasonable to be cheked up on sexually transmitted infections (the clamidiosis, a bacterial vaginosis, etc.), espetially if unpleasant symptoms occure: discharge, itching or any other vagina inflammatory process.
Many of infections are not shown in outward appearance, and therefore illness often remains unnoticed. Uncured Chlamydia transferes from mother to baby in a way of lungs inflamation or eyes infections.
The herpes is usually more obvious: the high temperature, painful feelings in genitals, pain during urination and skin changes.
The primary infection at early stage of pregnancy higher the miscarriage and premature birth risk. More often we see the chronic infection, which is less dangerous for the newborn, but sometimes it have a serious impact on not well developed immune system of the fetus.
You need to immediately the treatment course if any of these tests have positive result. Usage of antibiotics is helpful to protect the baby from viruses during the birth process.
Today the hepatitis B type and C type tests are included in the list of mandatory examination. If baby born from an infected mother, he is at high infection risk, and after 12 hours he takes anti-hepatitis vaccination.
Rubella (German measles) at the first 3 month of pregnancy may have very serious consequences: for example heart defect, blindness and deafness, mental diseases, and fatal end. If you never be rubella ill and never take vaccination against rubella, so consider the risk level of probable infection. For this you to pass special blood test that will define your immunity level against the rubella. The doctors say if you don’t have constant contact with children, you have very low chance to be infected with rubella. As a norm the will do a vaccination for the pregnant woman that have no immunity to rubella and had contact with ill baby
