1. infection,./may,./cross,./placenta,./to,./fetus,./and,./result,./in,./spontaneous,./abortion,
,./stillborn ,./infant, ,./premature ,./labor,./and,./birth, ,./or,./congenital ,./syphilis.,./Major,./si
gns,./of,./congenital,./syphilis,./are,./enlarged,./liver,./and,./spleen,,./skin,./lesions,,./rashe
s,,./osteitis,,./pneumonia,,./and,./hepatitis.:,./Syphilis,./if,./untreated,./can,./lead,./to..
2. Benzathine,./penicillin,./G,./is,./primary,./treatment,./to,./cure,./disease,./in,./both,./wom
an,./and,./fetus.,./Women,./who,./are,./allergic,./are,./desensitized,./and,./then,./treated.:,./Treat
ment,./for,./syphilis
3. Not,./transmitted,./via,./placenta;,./vertical,./transmission,./from,./mother,./to,./newbo
rn,./during,./birth,./may,./cause,./ophthalmia,./neonatorum.,./Endocervicitis,./and,./wea
k-
ness,./of,./fetal,./membranes,./increase,./risk,./for,./premature,./rupture,./of,./membrane
s,./and,./preterm,./labor.,./Chlamydia,./infection,./is,./likely,./to,./accompany,./gonorrhea,
./infection.:,./Gonorrhea,./infection
4. Cephalosporins, . / such, . / as, . / ceftriaxone, . / (pregnancy, . / category, . / B), . / are, . / recomm
end-ed, . / for, . / gonorrhea, . / during, . / pregnancy., . / Because, . / 20%-
50%, . / of, . / women, . / with, . / gon-
orrhea, . / also, . / have, . / chlamydial, . / infection,, . / azithromycin, . / or, . / amoxicillin, . / (pregn
ancy, . / category,./B),./is,./recommended,./to,./accompany,./gonorrhea,./treatment.,./Pa
rtner,./also, . / should, . / be, . / treated, . / to, . / prevent, . / reinfection., . / Infants, . / are, . / treated, .
/ with, . / an, . / oph-
thalmic,./antibiotic,./such,./as,./ceftriaxone,./at,./birth,./to,./prevent,./ophthalmia,./neona-
torum.,./Tetracycline,./should,./not,./be,./used,./in,./a,./pregnant,./woman,./for,./chlamydial
,./infection,./that,./often,./accompanies,./gonorrhea:,./Treatment,./for,./gonorrhea
5. often, . / accompanies, . / gonorrhea., . / Fetus, . / may, . / be, . / infected, . / during, . / birth, .
/ and
suffer,./neonatal,./conjunctivitis,./or,./pneumonitis.,./Conjunctivitis,./is,./prevented,./by
,./erythromycin ,./ophthalmic ,./ointment. ,./Chlamydia ,./may,./be,./responsible ,./for,./pre
ma-
ture,./rupture,./of,./membranes,,./premature,./labor,,./and,./chorioamnionitis.:,./Chlamydia
6. Education,./is,./particularly,./important,./because,./infection,./is,./usually,./asympto-
matic.,./Both,./partners,./should,./be,./treated,./to,./prevent,./recurrent,./infection.,./As, . /
with,./all,./STDs,,./use,./of,./condoms,./decreases,./risk,./for,./infection.,./Azithromycin,./o
,./
,./
, r,./amoxicillin,./is,./recommended,./treatment,./during,./pregnancy.,./Tetracycline,./sh
ould,./not,./be,./used,./during,./pregnancy.:,./Treatment,./for,./chlamydia
7. Common,./cause,./of,./vaginitis,./in,./10%-
50%,./of,./pregnant,./women.,./Associated,./with,./premature,./rupture,./of,./membranes,./an
d,./postpartum,./endometritis.:,./Trichomoniasis
,./
,./
,./stillborn ,./infant, ,./premature ,./labor,./and,./birth, ,./or,./congenital ,./syphilis.,./Major,./si
gns,./of,./congenital,./syphilis,./are,./enlarged,./liver,./and,./spleen,,./skin,./lesions,,./rashe
s,,./osteitis,,./pneumonia,,./and,./hepatitis.:,./Syphilis,./if,./untreated,./can,./lead,./to..
2. Benzathine,./penicillin,./G,./is,./primary,./treatment,./to,./cure,./disease,./in,./both,./wom
an,./and,./fetus.,./Women,./who,./are,./allergic,./are,./desensitized,./and,./then,./treated.:,./Treat
ment,./for,./syphilis
3. Not,./transmitted,./via,./placenta;,./vertical,./transmission,./from,./mother,./to,./newbo
rn,./during,./birth,./may,./cause,./ophthalmia,./neonatorum.,./Endocervicitis,./and,./wea
k-
ness,./of,./fetal,./membranes,./increase,./risk,./for,./premature,./rupture,./of,./membrane
s,./and,./preterm,./labor.,./Chlamydia,./infection,./is,./likely,./to,./accompany,./gonorrhea,
./infection.:,./Gonorrhea,./infection
4. Cephalosporins, . / such, . / as, . / ceftriaxone, . / (pregnancy, . / category, . / B), . / are, . / recomm
end-ed, . / for, . / gonorrhea, . / during, . / pregnancy., . / Because, . / 20%-
50%, . / of, . / women, . / with, . / gon-
orrhea, . / also, . / have, . / chlamydial, . / infection,, . / azithromycin, . / or, . / amoxicillin, . / (pregn
ancy, . / category,./B),./is,./recommended,./to,./accompany,./gonorrhea,./treatment.,./Pa
rtner,./also, . / should, . / be, . / treated, . / to, . / prevent, . / reinfection., . / Infants, . / are, . / treated, .
/ with, . / an, . / oph-
thalmic,./antibiotic,./such,./as,./ceftriaxone,./at,./birth,./to,./prevent,./ophthalmia,./neona-
torum.,./Tetracycline,./should,./not,./be,./used,./in,./a,./pregnant,./woman,./for,./chlamydial
,./infection,./that,./often,./accompanies,./gonorrhea:,./Treatment,./for,./gonorrhea
5. often, . / accompanies, . / gonorrhea., . / Fetus, . / may, . / be, . / infected, . / during, . / birth, .
/ and
suffer,./neonatal,./conjunctivitis,./or,./pneumonitis.,./Conjunctivitis,./is,./prevented,./by
,./erythromycin ,./ophthalmic ,./ointment. ,./Chlamydia ,./may,./be,./responsible ,./for,./pre
ma-
ture,./rupture,./of,./membranes,,./premature,./labor,,./and,./chorioamnionitis.:,./Chlamydia
6. Education,./is,./particularly,./important,./because,./infection,./is,./usually,./asympto-
matic.,./Both,./partners,./should,./be,./treated,./to,./prevent,./recurrent,./infection.,./As, . /
with,./all,./STDs,,./use,./of,./condoms,./decreases,./risk,./for,./infection.,./Azithromycin,./o
,./
,./
, r,./amoxicillin,./is,./recommended,./treatment,./during,./pregnancy.,./Tetracycline,./sh
ould,./not,./be,./used,./during,./pregnancy.:,./Treatment,./for,./chlamydia
7. Common,./cause,./of,./vaginitis,./in,./10%-
50%,./of,./pregnant,./women.,./Associated,./with,./premature,./rupture,./of,./membranes,./an
d,./postpartum,./endometritis.:,./Trichomoniasis
,./
,./
