Question

A pregnant woman has a positive history of genital herpes, but she has not had lesions during her pregnancy. the nurse plans to provide which information to the client?

Answer 1

First, the nurse would tell the client that she could spread the virus to her child during birth, so to reduce this risk it would be good to take medication. Even though it is rare to spread the virus to the infant, it is extremely dangerous if it does happen, so it is wise to take the medications.