Pregnant and Genital Herpes
A pregnant woman can pass genital herpes on to her baby, so it is particularly serious during the pregnancy. If you get infected near the end of pregnancy unluckily, the risk is highest. At least 30% and up to 50% of newly infected pregnant women give the virus to their babies, according the report. But, for moms who were infected long before delivery, the risk is much lower. Less than 1% of babies who had born to mothers with an older genital herpes infection get the virus. And if a woman has an outbreak at delivery, a cesarean deliver is done usually..