Eye infections in newborns caused by gonorrhea and chlamydia
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams36641
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Women and Children’s Provincial Policy Working Group.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2023.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2050
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Gonorrhea (“gah-nuh-REE-uh”) and chlamydia (“kluh-MID-ee-uh”) are common sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Gonorrhea and chlamydia are caused by bacteria. The bacteria can be passed from an infected pregnant person to their baby during birth. Gonorrhea and chlamydia can both cause eye infections in newborns. Newborn eye infections caused by gonorrhea and chlamydia are rare, but they are serious. They must be treated quickly to avoid long-term complications. This pamphlet explains how you …
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- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2023
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document ([2] p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Ophthalmia Neonatorum - prevention & control
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Conjunctivitis, Infantile
- Specialty
- Gynecology
- Abstract
- Gonorrhea (“gah-nuh-REE-uh”) and chlamydia (“kluh-MID-ee-uh”) are common sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Gonorrhea and chlamydia are caused by bacteria. The bacteria can be passed from an infected pregnant person to their baby during birth. Gonorrhea and chlamydia can both cause eye infections in newborns. Newborn eye infections caused by gonorrhea and chlamydia are rare, but they are serious. They must be treated quickly to avoid long-term complications. This pamphlet explains how you can prevent your newborn from getting an eye infection caused by gonorrhea or chlamydia, how to know if your baby has an eye infection, and what to do if you think your newborn may have an eye infection. Resources for more information are included.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Women and Children’s Provincial Policy Working Group
- Pamphlet Number
- 2050
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) in pregnancy and newborns
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams38274
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre. Women and Children's Unit.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2024.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2402
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This pamphlet explains what Group B streptococcus (strep) is, how to know if you have it, symptoms, risks, how to know if your baby has GBS, and symptoms that you need to watch for in your baby.
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre. Women and Children's Unit
- Alternate Title
- Group B Strep in pregnancy and newborns
- GBS in pregnancy and newborns
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2024
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (5 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Streptococcus
- Pregnancy
- Infant, Newborn
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Streptococcus
- Pregnancy
- Infants
- Abstract
- This pamphlet explains what Group B streptococcus (strep) is, how to know if you have it, symptoms, risks, how to know if your baby has GBS, and symptoms that you need to watch for in your baby.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Women and Children's Unit, Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
- Pamphlet Number
- 2402
