Joint British Association for Sexual Health and HIV and Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists national UK guideline for the management of herpes simplex virus (HSV) in pregnancy and the neonate (2024 update)
This updated national UK guideline offers recommendations on the management of genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) in mothers and pregnant people during pregnancy and within 4 weeks following birth. It includes recommendations for first episode and recurrent HSV, HSV in preterm pre-labour rupture of membranes and in co-infection with HSV and HIV. Recommendations around management of the neonate are made, on prevention of postnatal transmission, management of breastfeeding, and the management of clinically discordant couples. This guideline is aimed at healthcare professionals working in sexual health clinics, maternity units, and those working on postnatal wards and neonatal units in the UK. However, the principles of the recommendations should be adopted across all services, including community care.
Authors
- Emily Clarke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9340-1417)
- Margaret Kingston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5792-8529)
- Emanuela Pelosi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4970-1388)
- Katy Fidler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6947-5205)
- Christine Elizabeth Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1523-2368)
- Marian Nicholson
- David Porter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3424-3516)
- Hermione Lyall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6114-7215)
- Allan Jackson
- G. Bingham Powell
- Dyan Dickins
- Raj Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8828-2293)
- Elizabeth Foley
Institutions
- Brighton and Sussex Medical School (GB)
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (GB)
- University of Sussex (GB)
- Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GB)
- Solent NHS Trust (GB)
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- British HIV Association (GB)
- Liverpool Womens NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Southampton (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of STD & AIDS
- Published
- 2024-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/09564624241280734
- Citations
- 16
- Primary Topic
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.19