A laboring woman is found to have an active outbreak of genital herpes simplex virus (HSV).The nurse prepares for which treatment intervention?

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Cesarean delivery is the recommended option for a laboring woman who is found to have an active outbreak of genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) to reduce the risk of transmission of the virus to the neonate during delivery. Predelivery skin scrub with an antiseptic cleaner may help reduce bacterial contamination but is not effective against viral infections such as HSV. Normal vaginal delivery may increase the risk of transmission of the virus to the neonate. Treatment with pyrimethamine is not the standard of care for neonatal HSV prophylaxis.

A Laboring Woman Is Found to Have an Active Outbreak