48. What special precautions should be taken with pregnant women who contract Lyme disease?

There are special guidelines for treating pregnant women infected with Lyme and other tick borne illnesses. Physicians are advised to contact the International Lyme and Associated diseases Society (ILADS) for specific treatment guidelines and precautions. All pregnant patients should be tested for co-infections and should be aware that breast milk may also pass the infection to children. Newborns should have cord samples and tissue sent for PCR testing to check for Lyme disease.
Pediatric Lyme disease specialist, Dr Charles Ray Jones has treated over 7,000 children from ages 0 to 18, and mothers of unborn children at risk for tick-borne diseases. He can be reached at 203-772-1123.

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