To reduce<unk> , screening of pregnant women for HIV, hepatitis B, and syphilis, is available in the UK. Treatment with an vaginal antibiotic wash prior to birth does not prevent<unk>  with group B streptococcus bacteria (GBS). Treatment with vaginal chlorhexidine prior to birth does not prevent<unk> s. Because GBS bacteria can colonize the lower reproductive tract of 30% of women, typically pregnant women are tested for this pathogen from 35 to 37 weeks of pregnancy. Before delivery treatment of the mother with antibiotics reduces the rate of<unk> . Prevention of the<unk>  of the baby is done by treating the mother with penicillin. Since the adoption of this prophylactic treatment, infant mortality from GBS<unk>  has decreased by 80%. Mothers with symptomatic genital herpes and who are treated with antiviral prophylaxis are less prone to have an active, symptomatic case at the time of birth and it may be able to reduce the risk of passing on HSV during birth. Cesarean delivery reduces the risk of<unk>  of the infant. Breastfeeding has been shown to protect the neonate from some<unk> s. . Breast milk protects against necrotizing enterocolitis.
Neonatal infection
Neonatal sepsis
Birth trauma
Birth trauma 
Perinatal asphyxia
Low Birth Weight
Fetal warfarin syndrome
Antenatal depression