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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) could be reduced as a pregnancy risk

By Hicbd
Tue Jun 20 2023 11:32 am

"Bafflingly, the majority of babies infected in the womb are unaffected, but an estimated 400 born with CMV die every year. Thousands more end up with hearing and vision loss, epilepsy, developmental delays, or microcephaly, in which the head and brain are unusually small....This creates a common scenario for congenital CMV: A toddler in day care brings CMV home and infects Mom, who is pregnant with a younger sibling."

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https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/06/cmv-pregnancy-risk-doctors-wont-mention/674385/
https://www.nationalcmv.org/resources/blog/june-2016/national-cmv-awareness-month

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Childcare Pregnancy / Prenatal Care Preschool / Pre-K / Daycare Medical / Health Research Gynecology / OB-GYNs / Midwives / Doulas

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