A 25-Year-Old Woman Is in Early Labor

A 25-year-old woman is in early labor. After delivering the baby (by a normal vaginal delivery) , the patient asks the doctor about some symptoms she had during pregnancy, including discharge and painful urination. She has a history of multiple sex partners and very rarely used condoms. You suspect a potential STD is the cause. The biggest risk at this point is ________.

A) There is no major risk at this point.
B) to the mother; an untreated STD is almost always fatal
C) to the baby; he or she can be infected while moving through the birth canal
D) to the mother; she may become infertile