Health visitor, Amanda Wildbore reviews a case study of a woman who gave birth only to find that the baby had contracted the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia and looks at how this distressing scenario might have been avoided.
Amanda Wildbore, RGN, RHV, FPCert, BSc Hons is a Healthworker, Youth Offending Team, Trafford NHS Healthcare Trust, Sale.
Article accepted for publication August 2001
