Read the CDC recommendations.  It IS necessary to separate Mom and  Baby 
until mom's rash is scabbed over if it is a newborn.
 
"The  onset of maternal varicella from 5 days before to 2 days after 
delivery may  result in overwhelming infection of the neonate and a fatality rate 
as high as  30%. This severe disease is believed to result from fetal 
exposure to varicella  virus without the benefit of passive maternal antibody. 
Infants born to mothers  with onset of maternal varicella 5 days or more prior 
to delivery usually have a  benign course, presumably due to passive 
transfer of maternal antibody across  the placenta."
 
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/varicella.html

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