Chickenpox during pregnancy does not justify termination without prior prenatal diagnosis
Only a minority of fetuses infected develop fetal varicella syndrome
If >20 wks of gestation, presenting within 24 hours of the onset of the rash
OR, IF SEVERE COMPLICATIONS
> 24 hrs from the onset of rash, antivirals are not found to be useful
VZIG should be offered to susceptible women < 10 days of the exposure