Mum whose baby died at 10 days old because she unknowingly had herpes

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Such a sad story. What a brave woman for speaking out.

Mother, 22, whose ‘angel’ 10-day-old baby died of herpes which she unknowingly passed on during birth urges women to get tested

Kira Aldcroft is calling for herpes testing to be mandatory for all pregnant women

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How sad. Thanks for posting - good to make people aware of this

Really sad and good that she is raising awareness.

Problem is, there’s no way of getting tested for herpes unless you have active sores. The NHS don’t offer a blood test. If you have any painful blisters of course you should get tested but most people with herpes don’t have symptoms so it’s impossible to know.

Also worth noting that unless the first outbreak happens around the time you deliver, herpes WON’T kill your baby. Just in case anyone has it and is now worried it’s going to kill their baby, it won’t. They will become immune in utero and anyone who knows they have GH will take antivirals leading up to the birth to prevent an outbreak.

Just saying.

Outpinked - I was reading the point of the article to be that she wanted blood tests to be given but you are probably right that unless it is the first outbreak there is such a limited risk it wouldn't really be any help.