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Chicken Pox & Pregnancy

Spring is the peak period of chickenpox, and chickenpox is not the child's patents, expert’s advice, in the spring season, pregnant women lacking resistance to bacteria, if the infection is very unfortunate and it may spread through virus to the fetus, the most severe cases of congenital defects in fetuses will be made. Therefore, during the peak season of chicken pox, pregnant women should pay special attention.

 

Pediatrician pointed out that chicken pox stage a mild illness, but highly infectious, and have the opportunity to complications, if parents do find out that their children who show symptoms of chickenpox should consult a doctor as soon as possible, at the same time to prevent disease progression. In addition, pregnant women should be particularly careful, even if already have chickenpox antibodies, but the lack of body resistance, re-infection of chickenpox during pregnancy can happen and could severely affect the fetus.

 

Before 20 weeks of pregnancy, around 2% of the fetus will have the risk of fetal varicella syndrome, besides skin will have scars, at the same time when organ formation, may cause neurological damage and limb hypoplasia, congenital defects occur. After 36 weeks of pregnancy, then as close to give birth, fetal infection, there may have chicken pox complications, a greater chance of suffering from pneumonia. Therefore uncertain whether mothers have the antibodies, it is advice pregnant mothers should be inspected before pregnancy and in the preparation of vaccine the first three months of pregnancy, please not that is not advice to have injection after mother is pregnant because the vaccine contains a small amount minus live varicella virus, it is equally may affect the fetus.

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