[Antiviral and non-antiviral local and general treatments for herpes in the pregnant woman (including prevention of mother-infant transmission): alternative propositions].

Herpes may be manifest during pregnancy as a primary infection, as a recurrent infection, or as asymptomatic excretion. Genital herpes can cause neonatal contamination with rare but very serious consequences for the child if specific treatment is not given rapidly. The gravity of neonatal herpes warrants prophylactic measures including cesarean section if the risk is high. Cesarean section must be considered as a prophylactic measure and by consequence may be performed in some cases when not absolutely necessary.