Is having measles dangerous for your baby when you're pregnant? What can we do if we contract this disease?

Measles is a highly infectious disease that mainly affects young children, but can be caught at any age. M As measles can be very serious, it is important that children are vaccinated as part of the MMR vaccine. If you catch measles during pregnancy and you're not immune, this may result in a miscarriage, stillbirth or pre-term (early) delivery. The measles virus is very easily spread in droplets from coughs and sneezes in the air. It can also be caught from contact with the skin of an infected person. You may not show symptoms until between 6 and 21 days after being exposed to measles, but most people show symptoms after about 10 days (this is called the incubation period). Early symptoms of measles are similar to a cold, with a fever, cough, red eyes and tiny spots (Koplik's spots) in the mouth. A red-brown spotty rash appears two to four days later and lasts for up to eight days. If you're pregnant and you think you've come into contact with someone with measles and you know you're not immune, you should see your GP immediately. Your GP may treat you with human normal immunoglobulin (HNIG). This may reduce the severity of your measles, but there is no evidence that it prevents miscarriage, stillbirth or pre-term delivery. You cannot have the jab while pregnant because the vaccination contains a live virus, which could cause infection in the baby. For the same reason, you should not become pregnant for at least a month after having the MMR jab.

The measles virus is very easily spread through the air when an infected individual coughs and sneezes. It can also be spread through skin contact with the individual. Early symptoms are similar to that of a cold and could present as fever, cough, red eyes or having tiny spots in the mouth. However, most symptoms would only show between 6 and 21 days after being exposed to the virus. If you're pregnant and think that you may have came into contact with someone who is infected (and you know you're not immune), please see your doctor immediately. As what Dazzle has mentioned, catching the infection (for Rubella, also known as German Measles) during the first few months of pregnancy also means your baby could develop Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS), which can result in serious disabilities. The risk is lower if you catch the virus later in your pregnancy. Unfortunately, there is no known treatment effective in preventing CRS. Vaccination is the best way for a mother to prevent getting infected by the virus. It is best to take a blood test to check your immunity if you are trying to get pregnant. If one is infected during pregnancy, I think there is no specific treatment other than those targeted to treat the symptoms. Vaccination can be administered prior to getting pregnant but not during the pregnancy as it contains live virus.

Most of us either have had the disease or have been immunized against it as a child. Even if you're not immune, the risk that you might contract measles is small since most people are immune and are unlikely to come down with the disease in the first place. Fortunately, measles do not appear to cause birth defects in the baby if contracted during pregnancy, though you may possibly be at an increased risk of miscarriage or premature labour. http://www.whattoexpect.com/pregnancy/pregnancy-health/complications/measles.aspx

This article points out that the danger lies in contracting it early in the pregnancy (first 20 weeks). The baby could get congenital rubella syndrome which has adverse effects like hearing loss, cataracts, brain damage, and heart defects. Best be safe and get vaccinated prior to pregnancy! http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/1104.aspx?CategoryID=54

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