Of infants born to mothers with primary or secondary syphilis, up to 50% will be premature, stillborn, or die in the neonatal period; further, most of these children are born with congenital ...

Up to 40% of babies with congenital syphilis may be stillborn or die from the infection. Though a baby with a syphilis infection may not show symptoms at the time of birth, the baby may develop ...

Congenital syphilis cases are rising across the US. Discover how prevention screening and treatment can protect infant health ...

In response to a sharp increase over the past several years in cases of syphilis passed down from mother to child, a ...

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection that can cause serious problems if not treated – and it can pass from a pregnant woman to her unborn baby. This is called congenital syphilis.

She was negative for syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C and ... the pediatrician-in-charge to plan any immediate care for the baby after birth. Mr. and Mrs. A. were counseled by the consultant ...

The Oregon Health Authority says congenital syphilis cases are rising across the state, according to preliminary data.

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted bacterial infection. Congenital syphilis occurs when the infection is passed from a mother to their baby during pregnancy. The infection is dealt with by ...

The Arkansas Perinatal Quality Collaborative and the Arkansas Department of Health are working with hospitals to increase ...

"Even if you get treatment after you notice you are infected with syphilis during pregnancy, there is still a possibility that your baby will develop congenital syphilis," Kawana says. "It's ...

Despite syphilis being a treatable sexually transmitted disease — which untreated pregnant mothers pass on to their infants as congenital syphilis, South Africa has reported 1 739 congenital ...