Syphilis in Pregnancy ASK education session

Posted Saturday 23 November 2024 | True Relationships and Reproductive

Join True Relationships and Reproductive for a lunch education session on Syphilis in Pregnancy – Antenatal Sexual Health Kit (ASK).

The number of congenital syphilis cases in Queensland over the last 10 years has increased. Syphilis has concerning health impacts on all that are infected; however, it has a potentially fatal outcome on foetuses, neonates, and infants.

The ASK course aims to increase awareness about the importance of sexual health assessments throughout pregnancy, to reduce the impact on the foetus, with further education on contact tracing and partner notification once a sexually transmitted infection (STI) has been detected.