Summary TB_in_Pregnancy

TB and Pregnancy

,TB Facts

 Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium
tuberculosis.
 The bacteria usually attack the lungs, but TB bacteria can attack an
part of the body such as the kidney, spine, and brain.
 Not everyone infected with TB bacteria becomes sick.
 As a result, two TB-related conditions exist:
 latent TB infection (LTBI) and TB disease. If not treated properly, TB
disease can be fatal.

, TB in Pregnancy

 While dealing with a TB diagnosis in pregnancy is not easy, there is a
greater risk to the pregnant woman and her baby if TB disease is not
treated.
 The decision to treat tuberculosis (TB) in pregnancy must consider the
potential risks to mother and fetus from medication, and the benefits
mother, foetus and the community. The benefits of treating TB in
pregnancy are widely considered to outweigh any risk of treatment.
 Babies born to women with untreated TB disease may have lower birt
weight than those babies born to women without TB.
 Rarely, a baby may be born with TB.
 Adherence to treatment is especially difficult in pregnancy because of
general fear of any medication and pregnancy-related nausea