Primary Prenatal Care: Screening, Prevention, and Treatment of Viral Infections

Abstract

Prenatal care providers are responsible for a basic understanding of the viral contagions that place women and fetal well-being at risk during pregnancy. This article reviews the evidence-based routine prenatal screening guidelines for previously unrecognized maternal infection, counseling toward risk reduction, recommended maternal immunizations, and the management of maternal and fetal complications of some viral exposures and infections.