Impact on mother, fetus and newborn in case of varicella in pregnancy

A wide range of infectious diseases can occur during pregnancy, clinical presentation and course during pregnancy may be altered due to a maternal cell immune disorder. Some infectious diseases can lead to serious consequences for the mother or the fetus, including congenital malformations. It is very important to know in detail the clinical presentation, the course of the disease, the management but also the maternal and fetal risks especially in the case of congenital varicella syndrome, the mother's varicella-zosterian pneumonia and neonatal varicella infection.