<unk>  treatment is typically started before the diagnosis of the cause can be confirmed.<unk>  can be prophylactically treated with antibiotics. Maternal treatment with antibiotics is primarily used to protect against group B streptococcus. Women with a history of genital herpes, can be treated with antiviral drugs to prevent symptomatic lesions and viral shedding that could infect the infant at birth. The antiviral medications used include acyclovir, penciclovir, valacyclovir, and famciclovir. Only very small amounts of the drug can be detected in the fetus. There are no increases in drug-related abnormalities in the infant that could be attributed to acyclovir. Long-term effects of antiviral medications have not been evaluated for their effects after growth and development of the child occurs. Neutropenia can be a complication of acyclovir treatment of neonatal HSV<unk> , but is usually transient. Treatment with immunoglobulin therapy has not been proven to be effective and is not recommended.
Neonatal infection
Neonatal sepsis
Birth trauma
Birth trauma 
Perinatal asphyxia
Low Birth Weight
Fetal warfarin syndrome
Antenatal depression