Varicella infection may be more severe during pregnancy, with 18 of 347 (5 percent) infected pregnant women developing pneumonitis in one study. However, successful pregnancy outcomes are still possible even after complicated varicella pneumonia. Prevention of varicella infection in exposed pregnant women can be achieved through administration of varicella-zoster immunoglobulin (VZIG).

2. VIRAL INFECTIONS
VARICELLA-ZOSTER
 there is evidence that varicella infection may be more
severe during pregnancy.
 reported that 18 of 347 (5 percent) infected pregnant
women developed pneumonitis. Despite this,
successful
 pregnancy outcomes can follow complicated varicella
pneumonia
 Prevention. Administration of varicella-zoster
immunoglobulin (VZIG) prevents or attenuates
varicella infection in exposed