CMV infection can pass from mother to baby during pregnancy. Here’s how to prevent it
By Hayley Smithers-Sheedy, Adjunct Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Principal Research Fellow Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Institute, University of Sydney
Lisa Hui, Professor of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health, The University of Melbourne
Cytomegalovirus, or CMV, can pass from mother to baby in pregnancy and cause hearing loss, cerebral palsy or other lifelong disabilities. But it can be prevented.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2026