Infections in pregnancy / Catherine S. Peckham -- Pregnancy, immunity and infection / Cyril J. van Gelderen -- Maternal infections and their consequences / Patrick S. Ramsey, Robert L. Goldenberg -- Assessing the scientific value of screening for anternatal infections / Edgardo J. Abalos, A. Metin Gulmezoglu, Guillermo Carroli -- Rubella infection in pregnancy / Desmond Martin, Barry Schoub -- Perinatal Group B streptococcal infections / Vibhuti Shah , Ame Ohisson -- Mother-to-child transmission of cytomegalovirus / Marie-Louise Newell -- Varicella / G. Justus Hofmeyr -- Herpes simplex / Marianne Forsgren, Gunilla Malm -- Vertical transmission of hepatitis viruses / Laurent Mandelbrot, Marie-Louise Newell -- Papillomavirus infections as a perinatal problem / Mirja Puranen, Stina Syrjanen -- HIV-1 infection / Glenda Gray, James McIntyre, Marie-Louise Newell -- Syphilis / Suzanne D. Delport, Robert C. Pattinson -- The other sexually transmitted diseases / Paolo Miotti, Gina Dallabetta -- Toxoplasmosis / Ruth Gilbert -- Neonatal sepsis / Daynia E. Ballot.