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International guidelines recommend cCMV screening for infants who do not pass their Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS). This study aimed to explore parental experiences of targeted cCMV screening through the UNHS in Victoria, Australia between 2019 and 2020 (HearS-cCMV study). Methods: A qualitative study comprising 18 semi-structured interviews with parents who took saliva swabs from their infants who did not pass their UNHS. A maximum variation sampling strategy was used with data analysed using thematic analysis. Results: Four themes described 18 parents\u2019 experiences of cCMV screening: (1) parents\u2019 lack of CMV awareness prior to cCMV screening; (2) overall positive experience; (3) varied understanding of CMV post screening; and (4) parents were glad to screen their infant for cCMV. Enablers of targeted cCMV screening included the swab being simple and non-invasive, being easier to complete in the hospital than at home, and the screening being well delivered by the staff. Barriers included a potential increase in anxiety, especially with false positives, and the timing of cCMV screening coinciding with their infant not passing UNHS being difficult for some parents. Conclusions: Parent experiences of targeted cCMV screening were positive. Increasing public knowledge of cCMV and training staff members to complete the CMV swab would reduce the risk of false positives and associated parental anxiety. 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