noun
intrapartum infection; infection acquired during birth
Medical term for an infection transmitted from mother to baby during labor and delivery.
産道感染を防ぐために、出産時の衛生管理が重要です。
To prevent intrapartum infection, hygiene management during delivery is important.
この新生児は産道感染による肺炎を発症した。
This newborn developed pneumonia due to an infection acquired during birth.
母子感染 is a broader term covering all mother-to-child infections (during pregnancy, birth, or breastfeeding), while 産道感染 specifically refers to infections acquired during passage through the birth canal.
Compound of 産道 (birth canal) and 感染 (infection). The term is a direct medical calque from English 'intrapartum infection'.