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The prevalence of genital warts during pregnancy puts the unborn child at risk of contracting the infection. Instances of neonatal infection have been seen due to the infection passing on to the child through an infected birth canal.

Various problems may arise during pregnancy if the mother has a prevalence of genital warts. Depending on the location of the warts they may cause problems during childbirth. If genital warts have spread to the birth canal they may cause an obstruction and the mother will have difficulty in delivering the child. The warts may start bleeding and give rise to other complications. If the warts are large in size they may even block the urinary passage and make it difficult for the patient to urinate.

Though the condition is rare, it is possible that the unborn child of a woman infected with genital warts, may suffer from laryngeal papillomatosis. This disease can cause a potentially life threatening condition for both the mother and the child.

It has been seen that unborn children of women affected with genital warts sometimes develop warts in their mouth and throat. This is because the virus gets transmitted through an infected birth canal. Finding the mouth and throat areas to be moist and warm the virus lodges itself there and multiplies rapidly.

The treatment available for laryngeal papillomatosis is laser surgery that prevents obstruction of the breathing passages. This procedure needs to be repeated at regular intervals. The latest approach towards the treatment of laryngeal papillomatosis is the use of interferon therapy in combination with laser surgery. This approach may possibly slow the course of the disease.

The prevalence of genital warts during pregnancy leads to a lot of complications for the mother and the unborn child. Scientists are engaged in research aimed at developing HPV vaccines. Once this comes through, unborn children of infected mothers can be saved from exposure to the HPV virus.