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Get tested for sexually-transmitted infections and seek treatment if needed.

• Sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) can cause permanent damage to your ability to have children, and health problems for you and your unborn baby.
•  STIs such as chlamydia and gonorrhea may not have symptoms such as discharges, burning sensations or itching.
• You or your partner may have a sexually-transmitted infection and not even know it.
• Syphilis has been linked to premature birth, stillbirth and death shortly after birth.
• The human immune-deficiency virus (HIV) can be transmitted from the mother to the baby during pregnancy, labour and birth, or through breastfeeding.

For more information:

• CATIE – Sexual Health and Safer Sex.
• Public Health Agency of Canada – Sexual Health.
• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists - STIs
• Your local Public Health Unit –1-866-532-3161.