Influence of herpes infection on pregnancy and labou
The objective. To study the influence of herpes infection of the course of pregnancy and labour and to reveal factors promoting reactivation of herpes infection in pregnant women. Patients and methods. We examined 178 pregnant women in the 3rd trimester of gestation. The women were divided into two groups: group 1 (basic) - with clinical manifestations of herpes infection during pregnancy (n = 74), group 2 (control) - without herpes infection in the current pregnancy (n = 104). Results. As has been found, the course of pregnancy in women with reactivation of herpes infection is often complicated by spontaneous abortion, threatened miscarriage, development of foetoplacental insufficiency. Factors promoting recurrence of herpes infection are frequent stressful events in the life of women, manifestations of this infection in near relatives and the father of the future child. Conclusion. Women with a history of active herpes infection should receive pregravid preparation aimed at preventing the recurrence of herpes infection during gestation, which will contribute to reduction of the incidence of pregnancy complications.