Chlamydia by Ruth https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/75emqtr81m35 en-us 2017-10-05 17:47:08 UTC 2017-10-06 09:32:47 UTC hello@padlet.com Risks to fetus https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/75emqtr81m35/wish/194593327 >Miscarriage 
Still birth
>Pre term labour 
>Breathing problems following delivery
>Conjunctivitis following delivery
>Rectum, genital tract and oropharynx may also be infected.
>Severe cases may result in pneumonia within first few months of life.]]> 2017-10-06 08:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/75emqtr81m35/wish/194593327 Transmission https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/75emqtr81m35/wish/194598796 >Chlamydia can be contracted as a result of vaginal, oral and anal sex with an individual who has the bacteria.
>Ejaculation does not have to occur.
>Chlamydia can be repeatedly caught until partner is treated.
(American College of Nurse- Midwives,2013)]]> 2017-10-06 09:05:56 UTC https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/75emqtr81m35/wish/194598796 Definition r_henderson2 https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/75emqtr81m35/wish/194599417 A bacterium called Chlamydia trachomatis which is transmitted through sexual intercourse. In women it moves up from the vagina and the cervix, infecting the uterus and the fallopian tubes. Chlamydia can also grow in the rectum and in rare cases in the mouth, throat and eyes. (American College of Nurse-Midwives, 2013)
(Healthy women, 2017)

]]> 2017-10-06 09:08:31 UTC https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/75emqtr81m35/wish/194599417 Treatment https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/75emqtr81m35/wish/194599544 Antibiotics for a period of time or several days. Should be retested for chlamydia 3 months after you are treated to make sure the infection is gone. You should not have sex until both you and your partner have take
(American College of Nurse- Midwives,2013)]]> 2017-10-06 09:09:03 UTC https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/75emqtr81m35/wish/194599544 Risks to mother https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/75emqtr81m35/wish/194599729 > The risks to women who aren't already pregnant are infertility, ectopic pregnancies (a pregnancy that occurs outside of the uterus and cannot live) and chronic pelvic pain if left untreated due to scarring in the Fallopian tubes.

>If left untreated it can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) 
>infertility 
(American College of Nurse- Midwives,2013)]]> 2017-10-06 09:09:36 UTC https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/75emqtr81m35/wish/194599729 Symptoms r_henderson2 https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/75emqtr81m35/wish/194599994 Women
-Abnormal vaginal discharge
-Burning on urination
-Bleeding in between menstruation

Men
-Discharge from the end of the penis
-Burning on urination

(American College of Nurse- Midwives,2013)
]]> 2017-10-06 09:10:48 UTC https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/75emqtr81m35/wish/194599994 Diagnosis r_henderson2 https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/75emqtr81m35/wish/194600376 -Cotton swab from the cervix
-Urine sample
(American College of Nurse- Midwives,2013)]]> 2017-10-06 09:12:29 UTC https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/75emqtr81m35/wish/194600376 Sources r_henderson2 https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/75emqtr81m35/wish/194601697 -American College of Nurse- Midwives,2013.   Journal of Midwifery and Maternal Health
-Eliscu, A and Burstein, G 2017, National Women's Health Resource Centre, Healthy Women
-NICE, 2017.   Antenatal care for uncomplicated pregnancies

]]> 2017-10-06 09:18:00 UTC https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/75emqtr81m35/wish/194601697 Prevention of Transmission r_henderson2 https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/75emqtr81m35/wish/194601993 -Ask about partners past sexual history and past treated infections
-Have safe sex with the correct use of a condom on every sexual encounter
-get tested for sexually transmitted disease when your partners are not monogamous
-ABSTAINENCE
(American College of Nurse- Midwives,2013)]]> 2017-10-06 09:19:20 UTC https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/75emqtr81m35/wish/194601993 NICE r_henderson2 https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/75emqtr81m35/wish/194604750 Chlamydia screening should not be offered as part of routine antenatal care (NICE, 2017)]]> 2017-10-06 09:31:26 UTC https://padlet.com/r_henderson2/75emqtr81m35/wish/194604750