Introduction: Guidelines for the management of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection of the fetus are rare. Our main objective was to evaluate how health care practitioners in France manage cases of CMV seroconversion during pregnancy.
Material And Methods: A questionnaire was e-mailed to health care practitioners potentially concerned by CMV seroconversion during pregnancy. They were asked if they would recommend amniocentesis, fetal cerebral MRI examination and fetal blood analysis (FBA), depending on the ultrasound results. They then had to indicate whether they would accept termination of pregnancy (TOP), depending on the results of these examinations.
Results: A total of 380 health care practitioners responded, mainly obstetricians (73.9%) and midwives (20.2%). Overall, 57% of respondents recommended amniocentesis in the case of CMV seroconversion during the first trimester of pregnancy, ultrasound findings being normal. In cases of positive amniocentesis and a major ultrasound abnormality, 84.5% of respondents would perform cerebral MRI, and 44.4% would perform FBA. In this case, the rate of acceptance of TOP was not significantly different whether the examinations were normal (337/372, 90.6%) or not performed (339/374, 93.3%; p = 0.17).
Discussion: Amniocentesis is too infrequently used and should be encouraged. The results of MRI and FBA are often not taken into account in the final decision concerning TOP. Guidelines are needed to clarify the management of CMV seroconversion during pregnancy.
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