title: SOGC clinical practice guidelines: Guidelines for the management of herpes simplex virus in pregnancy. Number 208, June 2008.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To provide recommendations for the management of genital herpes infection in women who want to get pregnant or are pregnant and for the management of genital herpes in pregnancy and strategies to prevent transmission to the infant.
  
  
  RESULTS
  More effective management of complications of genital herpes in pregnancy and prevention of transmission of genital herpes from mother to infant.
  
  
  METHODS
  Medline was searched for articles published in French or English related to genital herpes and pregnancy. Additional articles were identified through the references of these articles. All study types and recommendation reports were reviewed.
  
  
  METHODS
  Recommendations were made according to the guidelines developed by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Money
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Steben
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006558:Herpes Genitalis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control