At a glance
- Data are limited on health outcomes of dengue in pregnancy and effects of maternal infection on the developing fetus.
- Pregnant people can transmit dengue virus to the fetus during pregnancy or around the time of birth.
- Dengue can have harmful effects, including death of the fetus, low birth weight, and premature birth.
Dengue During Pregnancy
- The potential for vertical transmission should be considered for mothers with dengue who are symptomatic late in pregnancy or at delivery.
- Newborns usually develop symptoms within 14 days of birth (commonly within the first week), but most babies are asymptomatic.
- Clinical presentation in babies varies from mild common symptoms of dengue to severe dengue with shock and hemorrhagic manifestations.