Abstract
The presence of an untreated syphilitic infection in the pregnant woman greatly reduces the chance of the birth of a normal baby. As a result of the widespread application of serologic tests to the diagnosis of clinically unrecognizable syphilis and the almost universal use of arsphenamine or related products in the treatment of the disease, there has occurred a striking decrease in the incidence of fetal and infant mortality due to syphilis. The accumulated experience of many workers with the newer methods of treatment has made it evident that congenital syphilis is an almost entirely preventable disease and that one of the most fruitful fields of preventive medicine is open to the obstetrician. Although these main facts are well known, certain of the minutiae of treatment require more detailed elucidation. In this paper the records of nearly 1,000 pregnancies occurring in syphilitic women are analyzed with regard to the effects
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