Congenital syphilis can cause premature birth or stillbirth.

The notched look of incisors related to congenital syphilis is known as Hutchinson's teeth. This is one of the many stigmata of congenital syphilis.

Congenital syphilis occurs when a baby is born to a mother infected with syphilis. It is not a genetic disease.

Rising rates of syphilis among pregnant women are increasing the number of infants born with congenital syphilis.

Maternal syphilis is the term for syphilis in a pregnant woman. Treatment is important to prevent her baby from having congenital syphilis.