Monitoring and Care for Babies Born to Mothers with Zika During Pregnancy: CDC Vital Signs: August 7, 2018

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.) ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Office of the Associate Director for Communications.
• Description:
  From birth to 24 months and beyond, there are a number of tests that should be conducted on babies born to mothers with Zika during pregnancy:
  
  • Well-Baby Exam with Comprehensive Physical Exam including Head Measurement
  
  • Hearing Exam (Automated Auditory Brainstem Response)
  
  • Zika Virus Lab Test
  
  • Eye Exam by an Eye Doctor
  
  • Brain Imaging
  
  • Well-Baby Exam with Age-Appropriate Developmental Screening using a Validated Tool
  
  AT BIRTH (2-5 days)
  
  Well-Baby Exam with Comprehensive Physical Exam including Head Measurement, Hearing Exam (Automated Auditory Brainstem Response), Zika Virus Lab Test
  
  BY 1 MONTH OLD
  
  Eye Exam by an Eye Doctor, Hearing Exam (Automated Auditory Brainstem Response) if not performed at birth, Brain Imaging, Well-Baby Exam with Comprehensive Physical Exam including Head Measurement
  
  2, 4, and 6 MONTHS
  
  Well-Baby Exam with Comprehensive Physical Exam including Head Measurement
  
  9 MONTHS
  
  Well-Baby Exam with Age-Appropriate Developmental Screening using a Validated Tool
  
  12 and 15 MONTHS
  
  18 MONTHS
  
  24 MONTHS and beyond
  
  Babies should have a doctor’s visit at each time point above and receive the indicated care. If problems are observed at any point, babies may be referred to specialists as clinically indicated.
  
  SOURCES: Bright Futures Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care; Interim Guidance for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Management of Infants with Possible Congenital Zika Virus Infection—United States, October 2017.
  
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• Subjects:
  Congenital Abnormalities/diagnosis Pregnancy Complications, Infectious Zika Virus Infection Zika Virus Infection/congential
• Series:
  Vital Signs
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• Genre:
  Infographic
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• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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