“…[2][3][4] HSV-2 infection in pregnancy is reported to be associated with increased frequency of occurrence of certain negative obstetric outcomes: Spontaneous abortions, intrauterine fetal death (IUFD), stillbirths, preterm labor, fetal malformations, congenital herpes, neonatal herpes, intrauterine growth retardation, intrauterine death, low birth weight (LBW) deliveries, and spontaneous abortions. [5][6][7] These obstetric complications and other complications of HSV-2 infection, have been reported to be mitigated by the presence of heterologous antibodies, which was reported to be 100% prevalent in Ibadan, Nigeria in a study done about 35 years ago. [1,8] It is necessary to assess the pattern of occurrence of these complications among pregnant women.…”