Abstract
Pregnancy with Tuberculosis (TB) can adversely affect the health of the gravida, foetus, and neonate with a spectrum of short and long-term implications. Prevention, diagnosis, and management with a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) approach of TB in pregnancy can improve maternal and perinatal outcomes. Tuberculosis preventive therapy (TPT) can prevent active disease progression and improve the outcome. More recently, active steps to enhance the collaborative activities between maternal health programmes and the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) have been proposed to ensure early detection and timely management of TB cases in pregnant women in India. This includes antenatal screening for tuberculosis infection and disease at every visit and universal drug sensitivity testing in positive cases. We present a review on tuberculosis in pregnancy with recent updates in its management.
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