Re: birth canal transmissions of std

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At Mon, 3 Dec 2001, steph wrote: >
>Hi
>
>I was wondering to what degree is the transmission of std via the birth
>canal a problem today? Is C section always the preferred method to avoid
>std transmission in these cases? Which std's are transmitted in this
>way? And does the transmission occur when the baby comes into contact
>with the vaginal canal or does it happen as soon as the mucus plug comes
>out and the membranes rupture?
>
>thanks!

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James Wang, M.D
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Tufts University School of Medicine

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