The Basics - Antenatal viral infections
23 May 2012 | by Dr Suneeta Kochhar
Antenatal viral infections can be transmitted transplacentally, as well as perinatally from infected blood or vaginal secretions. More mother-to-child transmission may occur postnatally, for example, from breastfeeding. 1. Rubella Rubella may be asymptomatic in up to 50% of cases but may present ...






