Transmission of herpes is maximum in-
(A) IInd trimester (B) IIIrd trimester (C) During parturition (D) 1st trimester
(C) In case of herpes infection transplacental infection is not common, instead the fetus becomes affected by virus shed from the cervix or lower genital tract during vaginal delivery.
Baby may sometimes be affected in utero from contaminated liquor following rupture of membranes.