I once heard an OB say that there were more risks to the mother from the CS than to the baby from the herpes with the older infections. Might be worth pursuing. Cheers Judy
--- Nicole Christensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > I posted a query last year re. genital herpes in pregnancy. I > received one reply off the mailing list - thank you..... > BUT would like to try again to see if ANYONE can give me ANY > information or tell me of their experiences with women who > have active lesions when in labour. > With apparently 1 in 10 women suffering from genital herpes - > this MUST be something that midwives are coming across in > their practice. > My girlfriend is 24 weeks pregnant - and unfortunately going > with a private obs. He has TOLD her that if she doesn't have > any active lesions when in labour - he will ALLOW her to try > for a natural birth... BUT if she has a lesion - then it is an > automatic c/s - no ifs or buts. (This is the same obs that > gives his clients stickers for not putting on alot of weight > in pregnancy!!! ) > I just find it hard to believe that active genital herpes > should automatically result in a c/s... and am infuritaed that > my friend is TOLD what will happen when it comes the time to > birth her precious first baby!!! The little info. I have got - > says very explicitely, that genital herpes is really only a > risk if the mother contracts it (for the first time) DURING > the pregnancy. The chance of baby contracting herpes or > complications related to the mother's genital herpes (if > already having herpes BEFORE pregnancy) is I think, something > as little as 0.04%!!!! SO, WHY IS THIS AN AUTOMATIC > C/S????????!!!!!!!!!!! > I have also heard of putting an op-site over the lesion during > birth....(?????????). > PLEASE - could ANYONE tell me of their experiences; any > information they have.... or where I could find any > information on it. With 1 in 10 women having this - it must be > something that you are faced with at some time!!!! > Thank you! thank you! thank you!!! > regards, > Nicole Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
