Can I have a normal delivery with genital herpes? Can I breastfeed?

  Patient: 6-7 years with the disease ‘almost monthly relapses’ 4-8 days self-sterilization occasionally took acyclovir currently 8.5 months pregnant ‘multiple relapses during pregnancy’ now also relapsing ‘about to give birth’ urgent to know what is the probability of fetal infection in case of relapse by delivery? What will be the consequences? Can I breastfeed when I have a relapse after delivery?  Gu Julin, Department of Dermatology, Shanghai Long March Hospital: Clinically, we have seen many women who have had genital herpes and delayed pregnancy because they were worried about the adverse effects on the fetus, resulting in advanced maternal age, which is totally unnecessary. The risk of transmitting recurrent genital herpes to the fetus is much lower than that of primary genital herpes, and mothers with recurrent genital herpes during pregnancy have a lower risk of transmitting the disease to their newborns.