Risk of damage to the fetus by maternal rubella is maximum if a mother gets infected in
The first trimester of pregnancy is the most disastrous time - results in abnormalities in the infant in 85% of cases.16% in the second trimester.Bih defects uncommon after 20 weeks of gestation.Park 23e pg: 145
6 - 12 weeks of pregnancy
20 - 24 weeks of pregnancy
24 - 28 weeks of pregnancy
32 - 36 weeks of pregnancy
Communicable diseases