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How Doctors Can Support a Mom Whose Child is Diagnosed with Congenital CMV

Author: Lisa Saunders Lisa Saunders is the mother of Elizabeth, who was born severely impacted by congenital CMV in 1989 and died in 2006. Although Lisa was a licensed, in-home childcare provider, a church nursery volunteer and the mother of a toddler, she was unaware of CMV and her increased risk. Lisa helped pass CMV legislation in both Connecticut and New York, and was the recipient of the National CMV Foundation Spirit of Advocacy Award in 2023. In this blog post, Lisa discusses ways doctors can help support moms whose children are diagnosed with cCMV.

Volunteer Spotlight: Gavin Murray

Meet our CMV Community Alliance Chair for Utah, Gavin Murray. 

Volunteer Spotlight: Haley Childs

Meet Haley Childs, CMV Community Alliance Co-Chair for Michigan. 

Volunteer Spotlight: Kara Russell

Meet Kara Russell, our CMV Community Alliance Co-Chair for New York.

CMV Mom Hopes to Spread CMV Awareness at Mrs. America Pageant

CMV mom Kelsi Gagne is participating in the Mrs. America pageant in April. She plans to use this platform to increase awareness and health literacy of cCMV. Read more about her journey.

Volunteer Spotlight: Shania Hunt

Meet Shania Hunt, our CMV Community Alliance Chair from West Virginia and mother of three.

Volunteer Spotlight: Taylor Gerding

Meet Taylor Gerding, our CMV Community Alliance Chair from Indiana, a pediatric speech-language pathologist and mom to Ava.

Volunteer Spotlight: Brandi Hurtubise

Meet Brandi Hurtubise, our Community Chair Alliance from Buffalo, NY. Brandi's daughter Samantha was born with cCMV. 

CMV Vaccine Trial Testimonial

Hear directly from Meghan, a CMV advocate participating in the Phase 3 Moderna CMVictory trial, as she discusses her why and shares basic facts about enrollment.

Volunteer Spotlight: Alicia Busso

Meet Alicia Busso, our Community Alliance Chair from Missouri. Alicia is an emergency room physician and mother to two daughters, her oldest born with congenital CMV.