“The anxiety coming up to every scan—It destroyed me”: A qualitative study of the lived experience of cytomegalovirus infection during pregnancy
Tanya Tripathi,
Jotara Watson,
Hannah Skrzypek
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundEmerging evidence supporting the use of valaciclovir to reduce fetal infection after maternal primary cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection has stimulated interest in routine CMV serological screening in pregnancy. It is important to understand the healthcare consumer perspective of a CMV infection during pregnancy to minimize unintended harms of screening.MethodsWe conducted a qualitative study using semi‐structured interviews with Australian women who had a lived experience of CMV infection following ser… Show more
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