For pregnant women, the flu can cause a wide range of symptoms. Doctors say it's rare for an illness like the flu to cause ...

Infections during pregnancy are common, but the health care experts at Merck note that the most common infections cause no serious problems. Despite that, expecting mothers and women hoping to ...

ANY ILLNESS IN PREGNANCY, WHETHER IT BE THE FLU, COVID, RSV OR A URINARY TRACT INFECTION THAT’S NOT TREATED, CAN CAUSE AN INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE THAT CAN CAUSE CONTRACTIONS AND EARLY LABOR ...

Sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs) can affect the course of your pregnancy, your health and that of your child. If you have an STBBI, treatments can limit or eliminate risks for ...

Background: A study of the current situation and characteristics of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection among Chinese pregnant women is meaningful to provide baseline information for future research and ...

Preterm delivery, premature rupture of membranes, chorioamnionitis and postpartum infection are more common in pregnant women with untreated gonorrhea. [6] Gonorrhea is transmitted to the newborn ...

HIV infection during pregnancy poses significant challenges for both maternal and fetal health. The management of HIV in pregnant women has evolved with the introduction of antiretroviral therapy ...

The rate of antiviral prescriptions was 67% lower in pregnant than in nonpregnant women, including those with 1 or more ...

A series of reports released today by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) show sexually transmitted ...