Abstract Details
9/25/2018 | 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Diamond Ballroom II
Issues Surrounding A Post-CMV Pregnancy
Many CMV families face difficult decisions when considering another pregnancy after having a child with congenital CMV (cCMV). They often experience emotional trauma and grief from their experience with cCMV, and worry about long-term effects on a subsequent pregnancy. In addition, many families want to be certain that it is medically safe to have another baby, and they may experience unnecessary fears due to misinformation.
This presentation will focus on the experience of several CMV Moms who have overcome these obstacles to have a post CMV baby.
- Gain knowledge and resolve misunderstandings about the medical issues surrounding a post CMV pregnancy
- Learn from the experiences of families who have given birth to another baby after their CMV child was born.
- Understand the emotional obstacles and fears surrounding a post CMV pregnancy and how families have overcome these concerns.
Presentation:
17739_9709KimHill.pdf
Handouts:
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Kim Hill (POC-Point of Contact,Primary Presenter), hill.kns@gmail.com;
Kim Hill is the mother of 4 and lives in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her 10 year old daughter has bilateral sensorineural hearing loss due to CMV and has cochlear implants. Kim is passionate about CMV education and advocacy work and is a community alliance chair member for the National CMV Foundation. She also works as a parent educator for the North Carolina Division of Public Health teaching leadership and advocacy skills to parents across the state through the Parents as Collaborative Leaders Program. Kim is the board secretary for the Patient and Family Advisory Board at UNC Children’s Hospital. She has a degree in sociology from Utah State University.
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Farah Armstrong (Co-Presenter), farah.armstrong@gmail.com;
Farah Armstrong has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin. She has 10 years of working experience as a mechanical engineer for BP in Houston and FMC Technologies in Singapore. Farah is a co-founder of National CMV Foundation and is currently serving as the Chair of the Education and Programming Committee. She lives in Houston, Texas with her husband, Patrick, and children, Sophie and William. Farah's passion for CMV Awareness is in loving memory of her daughter, Madeline Leigh, who passed away in 2014 due to congenital CMV.
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ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - No relevant financial relationship exists. Nonfinancial - No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists. |
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AAA DISCLOSURE: Financial - No relevant financial relationship exists. |
Sandra Schiffli-Salerno (Co-Presenter), iusandra@live.com;
I am the proud parent of a child with Congenital CMV, Lillian Grace Salerno born on 12.28.2011.
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AAA DISCLOSURE: Financial - No relevant financial relationship exists. |
Kathleen Muldoon (Co-Presenter), kmuldo@midwestern.edu;
Kathleen M. Muldoon, Ph.D. is an anthropologist and Professor of Anatomy at Midwestern University, Glendale. Through her experiences with disability, she became interested in science communication, and the effectiveness of professional education on public health knowledge, empathy, and humanity in medicine. She is the proud parent of three children: her middle child has multiple disabilities due to congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV).
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ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - No relevant financial relationship exists. Nonfinancial - No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists. |
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AAA DISCLOSURE: Financial - No relevant financial relationship exists. |