Perinatal infections transmitted by the mother to her infant: educational material for health personnel
Publication year: 2008
This manual will review the updated information on the most common infectious diseases that the mother may transmit to her infant during pregnancy, at birth or by breast feeding the infant. Summary of this information will emphasize the basic knowledge of the pathogen, the disease, the burden of problems caused by the disease in the mother and her offspring, epidemiological aspects, and how tomanage the disease. Most of the emphasis is directed to preventive measures, screening when interventions are available, and the detailed analysis of interventions during the preconceptional period, antenatal care, perinatal care and maternal andneonatal care after birth.
Two tables are presented that integrate all the principal components of management for diseases that are vertically transmissible:
VERTICAL INFECTIONS TRANSMITTED FROM THE MOTHERS TO THEIRINFANTS; SYSTEMATIC SCREENING AND INTERVENTIONS that summarizes for each infectious agent the route of transmission, the systematic maternal screening, the preconceptional and perinatal interventions, the systematic screening of neonates and the post natal interventions.The second:
UNIVERSAL MEASURES TO PREVENT INFECTIONS DURING PREGNANCY that summarizes the preventive measures that every woman should follow in order to avoid an acute infection that may put her at risk of transmitting the infection to her infant during pregnancy or breastfeeding. The table includes specificrecommendations regarding contact with adults, including sexual contact, contact with blood products, contact with children, precautions with food and environmental risks, and work related risks.
Este manual examina la información actualizada sobre las enfermedades infecciosas más comunes que la madre puede transmitir a su lactante durante el embarazo, al nacer o mediante lactancia materna. El resumen de esta información destaca el conocimiento básico del agente patógeno, la enfermedad, la carga de problemascausados por la enfermedad en la madre y su hijo, aspectos epidemiológicos ycómo controlar la enfermedad. El mayor énfasis se dirige a medidas preventivas,al tamizaje cuando las intervenciones están disponibles, y al análisis detallado de las intervenciones durante el período preconcepcional, atención prenatal, atención perinatal y atención materna postparto y neonatal.