Question

What can happen to a baby born to a woman infected with rubella virus during the first 4-5 weeks of pregnancy

Answer 1

If a pregnant woman is not immune to rubella and catches it during the first 5 months of pregnancy, she usually passes the disease on to her fetus.If the fetus gets rubella during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, the baby will likely be born with many problems. The most common are eye problems, hearing problems and heart damage.If the fetus gets rubella between 12 and 20 weeks of pregnancy, problems are usually milder.If the fetus gets rubella after 20 weeks of pregnancy, there are usually no problems.