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A member asked:

My mom has a cold sore, can she be in the same room as my newborn baby?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Yes: She can be in the same room.

Dr Altman and another doctor agreed

Answered 10/9/2013

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