ZIKA VIRUS
 

The obstetricians at Associated Physicians are in agreement with the American Congress of Obstetricians (ACOG) and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations that pregnant people should postpone their travel to Zika infected countries due to the risk posed to newborns of fetal microcephaly or intracranial calcification.

The CDC recommendations for testing for the Zika Virus and screening for Zika virus-related fetal conditions in pregnancy is constantly changing as more information is available about transmission and risks in pregnancy. Please call us if you have traveled to a Zika area WHILE PREGNANT to discuss the most recent recommendations for the Zika Virus and pregnancy. 

The CDC is also now recommending that any sexual partner of a pregnant person who has traveled to a Zika area use condoms or refrains from intercourse for the duration of the pregnancy.