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Congenital CMV: Prevention is in your hands

Congenital CMV: Prevention is in your hands
This free course is for midwives and midwifery students as well as other maternity health care professionals. The course provides information about CMV and congenital CMV, which is CMV infection passed from a mother to baby during pregnancy. The course aims to update you on how congenital CMV can adversely affect babies, and prevention strategies for reducing the risk of infection during pregnancy.

• What CMV is and how it is spread.
• What cCMV is and how it can affect babies.
• Current recommendations for serological testing of maternal CMV.
• Recommended prevention strategies for reducing the risk of CMV infection and transmission during pregnancy.
• The role of midwives in counselling pregnant women about CMV.
• Current CMV education resources.

This course is free to access for all.
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