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Launched! BBVs and STIs in Antenatal Care resource

December 1, 2022

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It’s back! New and improved after a thorough review and update now with the inclusion of Syphilis.

This resource is for primary health care professionals providing antenatal care including nurses, midwives, general practitioners and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners.

It contains advice about recommended antenatal testing for hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and syphilis. In addition, it provides information about the management of these BBVs and STIs during pregnancy, labour and birth, and the postpartum period.

Access it now – https://www.ashm.org.au/resources/bloodborne-viruses-and-sexually-transmissible-infections-in-antenatal-care/

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