Can any other STDs can be passed at birth besides HIV?

[erub]

You always hear about kids being born with HIV..can you be born with another STD, like HPV?

 

[PingSpike]

Yes, I'm afraid you do in fact have Herpes.

 

[amish]

Originally posted by: PingSpike
Yes, I'm afraid you do in fact have Herpes.

ding, ding, ding!!

 

[glen]

I am pretty sure ANY of them can be transmitted.

 

[Encryptic]

Originally posted by: glen
I am pretty sure ANY of them can be transmitted.

Speaking from first-hand experience, are we?

 

[schdaddy]

Neoborns are usually given erythromycin applied to the eyes as a preventive measure.

 

[allisolm]

How can a pregnant woman?s baby become infected?
STDs can be transmitted from a pregnant woman to the fetus, newborn, or infant before, during, or after birth. Some STDs (like syphilis) cross the placenta and infect the fetus during its development. Other STDs (like gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis B, and genital herpes) are transmitted from the mother to the infant as the infant passes through the birth canal. HIV infection can cross the placenta during pregnancy, infect the newborn during the birth process, and, unlike other STDs, infect an infant as a result of breast-feeding.