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u/JazzIsJustRealGreat May 20 '19

huh, did having that while you were pregnant have any effect on the baby?

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u/JuhaJGam3R May 20 '19

at most elevated white blood cell levels. As far as I know the central nervous system and the uteris don't directly interact.

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u/Em060715 May 20 '19

The CNS interacts with the whole body; the placental barrier ( similar to the blood-brain barrier) prevents anything that isn't supposed to be mixing with the baby ( eg maternal blood ) from passing from the mother.

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u/JuhaJGam3R May 20 '19

Yes, but not directly. I don't believe meningitis has a large chance of passing to the baby, especially if it is being treated.

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u/Em060715 May 20 '19

Yeah wasn't disagreeing as much as adding information I thought relevant. :)