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Health
Rachael Ward

Vic syphilis spike linked to stillbirths

A STD, syphilis, can pass from a mother to baby through the placenta or during birth. (Tracey Nearmy/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

There's been a spike in the number of Victorian babies born with syphilis and the condition has been linked to stillbirths.

Over the past six years, 14 babies were born with the condition including six who were stillborn.

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