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Australian guidelines recommend that pregnant women are informed about CMV to reduce their risk of infection; however, less than 10% of maternity health professionals routinely provide prevention advice. The aim was to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of an eLearning course for midwives to improve knowledge and confidence about CMV.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Participants undertaking the course between March and November 2020 were invited to complete an evaluation questionnaire: before the course (T1), immediately after (T2) and three\u00a0months post completion (T3). A linear mixed model was used to evaluate change in participant scores; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.05 was considered statistically significant.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Midwives (316\/363, 87%), midwifery students (29\/363, 8%) and nurses (18\/363, 5%) participated. At T1 80% indicated they had not received education about CMV. Total adjusted mean scores for questionnaires completed between T1 (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0363) and T2 (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0238) increased significantly (from 17.2 to 22.8, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001). Limited available T3 scores (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a027) (\u22121.7, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001), while lower than T2, remained higher than at T1 (+3.6, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001). Participants\u2019 awareness of CMV information resources improved from 10 to 97% from T1 to T2. Confidence in providing CMV advice increased from 6 to 95% between T1 and T2 (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001) and was maintained at T3. 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