Health advice on pregnancy and chicken pox

Health advice on pregnancy and chicken pox: pregnant woman (8 mnth) has been in contact with a child who later appeared to have chicken pox. How can this affect her or her unborn baby?
(11 Jul 2006)

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There are some questions which are raised. Is this pregnant woman still in contact with the child after it has been diagnosed with chicken pox? If not, it seems unlikely that either the pregnant woman or her unborn child are at any risk. If the pregnant woman has had chicken pox before in her lifetime, then there is no need to worry as she will be mostly immune to it.

Please speak to your pediatrician about your concerns and proper guidance regarding the same.

answered by Pallavi Pandit on 11 Jul 2006, 6:04:59