ChristmascomesYEAHBUTonceayear ·
12/12/2005 16:47
Can anyone give me advice about "slapped cheek" disease and the risks to women in their third trimester of pregnancy. I'm nearly 33 weeks pg and received a letter today from dd's school nurse that a child in her class had slapped cheek disease. All the information I can access says that there are risks to women who contract this illness before 20 weeks (miscarriage and stillbirth), but I can't seem to get any information as to whether or not it poses the same risks in the third trimester of pregnancy. I spoke to my OB's nurse today who just said that I needed to come in and have some blood tests to see if I am already immune and further blood tests in a couple of weeks to see if I have caught the illness. She wouldn't or couldn't tell me if there were significant risks at this stage or not. Hoping you wise mumsnetters can help. Thanks