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Infections

Chicken Pox

RCOG Green Top Guideline No13.
http://www.rcog.org.uk/guidelines.asp?PageID=106&GuidelineID=7
Evidence based review, which includes: risks to mother and baby, prevention, management of the pregnant woman who has a chickenpox contact and management of the pregnant woman with chickenpox.


Toxoplasmosis

Peyron F, Wallon M, Liou C, Garner P.
Treatments for toxoplasmosis in pregnancy (Cochrane Review).
In: The Cochrane Library, Issue 1, 2002. Oxford: Update Software, Abstract.

As of the trials studied met the inclusion criteria, the review was unable to conclude whether the treatment of toxoplasmosis for women who seroconvert in pregnancy is beneficial. However a review of current studies and information is presented.


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