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if you're pregnant get tested for

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syphilis the first time you see your

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doctor and Midwife about your pregnancy

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because you can have syphilis and not

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have symptoms congenital syphilis or CS

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happens when a pregnant woman with

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syphilis passes the infection unto her

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baby CS can cause miscarriage early

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birth low birth weight and still birth a

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baby would see us can die soon after

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birth in fact up to 40% of babies born

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to women with syphilis may be stillborn

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or died some babies what CS look healthy

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but without treatment a baby can have

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serious problems infections seizures the

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form bones anemia and large liver

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jaundice blindness and deafness can

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happen in just the first few weeks at

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the birth while problems like delays and

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development can happen years later if

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you're pregnant and have syphilis you

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can help your baby syphilis can be

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treated and cured with antibiotics

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no one cares more about your baby than

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you so talk to your health care provider

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about testing and treatment