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Q: Does illness during pregnancy affect the fetus?
asked by:DoctorQuestion on September 3rd, 2006
If you become sick while W/ child does it hurt the baby or anything?
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Replies(1)
Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov
, MD
replied on September 11th, 2006
Pregnancy Answer A1463
The degree to which a fetus will be affected by an illness depends upon the type and severity of the sickness. Viral infections (rubella, influenza, viral hepatitis etc.), heart/vascular diseases, arterial hypertension, kidney failure, hormonal/metabolic disorders (diabetes mellitus), vaginal infections etc. can seriously damage the fetus, mother or both.
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