Not all mothers with syphilis have symptoms, so it’s important to get tested early and throughout pregnancy. Health care providers are required to test for syphilis during the 1st and 3rd trimesters in Florida.
Syphilis is curable, but left untreated it can be fatal for your baby.
Not everyone with syphilis has symptoms, so it’s important to get tested. If you have symptoms, getting checked and treated quickly is important for both you and any sexual partners in order to prevent infection for your baby.
Congenital syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that happens when a mother’s syphilis passes on to her baby during pregnancy or delivery.
80%
chance of a mother passing syphilis on to her baby if left untested or untreated
10%
of congenital syphilis cases reported in Florida result in stillbirth or infant death
450%
increase in reported cases of congenital syphilis over the past ten years