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Our purpose was to evaluate obstetrics providers\u2019 knowledge about cCMV infection, management and the behavioral practices to avoid it.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec id=\"j_jpm-2020-0224_abs_002\">\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This is a cross-sectional survey carried out in Umberto I Hospital, \u201cSapienza\u201d University of Rome between November 2019 and January 2020. We recruited 148 specialists and residents in Obstetrics and Gynecology through online anonymous multiple-choice 13-questions, 10\u00a0min-survey comparing responses between the two groups.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec id=\"j_jpm-2020-0224_abs_003\">\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>A total of 94.6% of all participants said they always prescribe cytomegalovirus (CMV) serum screening: 73.6% of them regularly counsel about preventive practices, with specialists recording higher percentages (85.4 vs. 65.1%, p&lt;0.005). We identified a good knowledge about the diagnostic pathway, but only 58.1% of our population knows the correct time of late amniocentesis. 12.2% of providers do not consider magnetic resonance (MRI) as a complementary exam.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec id=\"j_jpm-2020-0224_abs_004\">\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Prevention of maternal seroconversion is crucial: even if our data show an acceptable knowledge about antenatal counseling, we encourage clinicians to firmly inform and educate women about behavioral measures.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1515\/jpm-2020-0224","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,8,29]],"date-time":"2020-08-29T04:20:31Z","timestamp":1598674831000},"page":"67-72","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["An observational study to assess Italian obstetrics providers\u2019 knowledge about preventive practices and 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