What should I do if my baby is infected with mycoplasma during vaginal delivery?

Mycoplasma infection is a disease that is transmitted through sexual intercourse. Although it looks very serious, it can be cured as long as it is treated promptly and formally and medication is taken according to the course of treatment. If a woman is infected with mycoplasma and is already pregnant, she can still have a baby. So, if the baby is infected with mycoplasma during normal delivery, what should the pregnant woman do?

Mycoplasma infection can be treated during normal delivery. It is better to go to a regular hospital or maternal and child health care hospital for a natural birth. Do not give birth in a private hospital.

Mycoplasma infection is a sexually transmitted disease, so the treatment must be standardized and reasonable and carried out according to the course of treatment. Regular follow-up examinations are required to test the effectiveness of treatment and adjust the dosage or change the medication accordingly. You can also perform a drug sensitivity test and then choose sensitive drugs for treatment. Sexual partners should be examined and treated together.

Infection with chlamydia and mycoplasma is very dangerous. Pregnancy-induced hypertension, polyhydramnios, premature birth, premature rupture of membranes, choriocarcinoma and endometritis are the most common complications in pregnant women infected with Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma. When the mother is infected with Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma, the fetus may suffer perinatal infection. The incidence of congenital heart disease and perinatal mortality in children with intrauterine infection are significantly increased. The reason why mycoplasma causes fetal malformations is that mycoplasma causes irreversible changes in the cell's chromosome apparatus.

So, how to treat mycoplasma infection in babies born naturally? The following are the treatment methods for mycoplasma infection:

Early use of appropriate antimicrobial drugs can alleviate symptoms and shorten the course of the disease. The disease is self-limiting and most cases heal on their own without treatment. Macrolide antibiotics are the first choice, such as erythromycin, roxithromycin and azithromycin. Fluoroquinolones such as levofloxacin, gatifloxacin and moxifloxacin, and tetracyclines are also used to treat Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia. The course of treatment is generally 2 to 3 weeks. Because Mycoplasma pneumoniae has no cell wall, antibacterial drugs such as penicillin or cephalosporin are ineffective. For those who suffer from severe choking and coughing, appropriate antitussive drugs should be given. If secondary bacterial infection occurs, targeted antibacterial drugs can be selected for treatment based on sputum etiology examination.

The disease is self-limiting, and most cases can heal themselves without treatment. The use of appropriate antibacterial drugs can alleviate symptoms and shorten the course of the disease.

Erythromycin is the first choice for treatment, but tetracyclic antibiotics can also be used. Early use of appropriate antibiotics can alleviate symptoms and shorten the course of the disease to 7 to 10 days.