HPV does not enter the human blood circulation after infecting the host and will not affect fetal development or cause malformations during pregnancy. Please feel free to get pregnant. Whereas it is possible to infect a baby with HPV at birth, many babies clear up on their own within two years or so of birth. HPV infection is mainly due to exposure to HPV-contaminated amniotic fluid. We recommend that pre-pregnancy check-ups should pay attention to screening for HPV infection by examining the condition of the cervix, and that a cervical cancer smear can be done at an early pregnancy check-up if a cervical cancer test was not performed before pregnancy. Interestingly, although studies have shown that the probability of transmitting HPV by cesarean delivery is half that of a normal delivery, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists still recommends that the benefits of a normal delivery be weighed against the high percentage of newborns free of HPV, and that a cesarean delivery not be deliberately requested for fear of HPV.