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Chicken pox
My wife is a pregnant (16 weeks) and having chicken pox now. Is there any problem for my baby..Please explain we need to take now.
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Chicken pox in pregnancy is of consern... especially during d first 3 mts n close to delivery u r at 16 wks u said so der may not b much deleterious effect now but u need to do a detail anomaly scan at 20 wks n den confirm tat der s no issue right now der s no need for panic
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