Open AccessInvasive Obstetric Procedures and Cesarean Sections in Women With Known Herpes Simplex Virus Status During Pregnancy
Author(s) -
Helen C. Stankiewicz Karita,
Nicholas J. Moss,
Ellen C. Laschansky,
Linda Drolette,
Amalia Magaret,
S Selke,
Carolyn Gardella,
Anna Wald
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofx248
Subject(s) - medicine , obstetrics , pregnancy , herpes simplex virus , vaginal delivery , gynecology , immunology , virus , genetics , biology
In this single-site study, provider awareness of genital herpes infection either by HSV serotesting or history was associated with fewer invasive obstetric procedures shown to be associated with neonatal herpes, but it was not associated with an increased rate of cesarean birth.
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