Patient's question:
Which sexually transmitted diseases can be transmitted to newbornsDoctor's answer:
Hello, pregnant women with sexually transmitted diseases can directly transmit them to their children. The most threatening sexually transmitted diseases to children are gonorrhea and syphilis. If a mother has gonorrhea, she may infect the newborn during childbirth, causing the child's eyes to become inflamed and secrete pus. If treatment is not timely, the child may become blind. If a pregnant mother has syphilis, she can directly transmit it to the fetus in her womb, leading to fetal death or malformations in the heart, bones, and other aspects. Therefore, pregnant women should pay attention to checking whether they have these diseases and seek timely treatment once diagnosed. Additionally, chlamydia infection and genital herpes can also infect newborns during childbirth, causing pneumonia or encephalitis in the child. It is particularly important to note that genital herpes currently cannot be cured. Therefore, women actively preventing these sexually transmitted diseases is the best way to protect their offspring.