Experiences of pregnant women and healthcare professionals of participating in a digital antenatal CMV education intervention.
Amy Montague, Tushna Vandrevala, Anna Calvert and 6 others
PMID 35032932WHAT IT FOUND
Pregnant women wanted CMV advice framed as risk reduction, not prevention, and said partner support made changes easier.
Midwives and nurses worried about causing anxiety, lacking time, and missing clear follow-up.
Key findings
01Women wanted CMV advice framed as achievable risk reduction rather than complete prevention.
02Women said partner support helped them maintain CMV risk-reduction behaviours at home.
03Midwives and nurses supported CMV education but feared causing anxiety, lacked time, and wanted clear pathways for follow-up.
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What it does not show
Interviews were with 15 pregnant women and 5 healthcare professionals, so the themes may not apply to all pregnant women or all antenatal staff. The pregnant women were English speaking, CMV seronegative, living with a child under four, and had attended a large teaching hospital in South-west London, so the sample may not reflect other groups. The healthcare professionals had already watched the film and were involved in the study, so their views may not represent midwives or nurses unfamiliar with CMV education. The study explored experiences and barriers, not whether the film changed behaviour, reduced CMV infection or improved infant outcomes. The sample had little ethnic diversity and did not include partners or men, so family perspectives may be incomplete.
Declared interests
The authors declared no competing interests.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that the digital film prevents CMV infection or improves infant outcomes. This study only asked pregnant women and healthcare professionals about their experiences of the education intervention.