Lyme disease and pregnancy: CDC website updates

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) made some updates to their website concerning Lyme disease mother to fetus transmission and Lyme disease and pregnancy this week.

In a question and answer format, federal officials made the following updates:

Are there other ways to get Lyme disease?

Untreated Lyme disease during pregnancy can lead to infection of the placenta. Spread from mother to fetus is possible but rare. Fortunately, with appropriate antibiotic treatment, there is no increased risk of adverse birth outcomes. There are no published studies assessing developmental outcomes of children whose mothers acquired Lyme disease during pregnancy.

I am pregnant and think I have Lyme disease, what should I do?

If you are pregnant and suspect you have contracted Lyme disease, contact your physician immediately.

Untreated Lyme disease during pregnancy can lead to infection of the placenta. Spread from mother to fetus is possible but rare. Fortunately, with appropriate antibiotic treatment, there is no increased risk of adverse birth outcomes.* There are no published studies assessing developmental outcomes of children whose mothers acquired Lyme disease during pregnancy.

* Silver HM. Lyme disease during pregnancy. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 1997 Mar;11(1):93-7.

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