Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Reducing perinatal infection risk in newborns of mothers who received inadequate prenatal care. |
| Authors: |
Bitnun, Ari, Sauvé, Laura, Fanella, Sergio |
| Source: |
Paediatrics & Child Health (1205-7088); Aug2023, Vol. 28 Issue 5, p307-314, 8p |
| Subject Terms: |
MATERNAL health services, MOTHERS, VIRAL antigens, NEONATAL diseases, SYPHILIS, HEPATITIS viruses, RISK assessment, CHLAMYDIA trachomatis, NEISSERIA infections, VERTICAL transmission (Communicable diseases), HIV |
| Abstract: |
Inadequate prenatal care increases risk for maternal infections going undetected and untreated, putting both the mother's health and that of her infant at risk. When pregnant women present late to care, routine testing that impacts infant management should include: hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg); serology for hepatitis C virus (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and syphilis; and testing for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. If the mother was not tested before or after delivery and is not available for testing, the infant should undergo testing for HIV, HBV, HCV, and syphilis. Testing for C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae should be undertaken if the infant develops compatible clinical manifestations. Rapid turnaround of test results for HIV, HBV, and syphilis is optimal because preventive treatment decisions are time-sensitive. Early and effective preventive interventions are available for newborns at risk for HIV, HBV, syphilis, or gonorrhea. Close clinical follow-up and follow-up testing of infants born to mothers with inadequate prenatal care are warranted, as not all infections can be fully excluded perinatally. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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