Monkeypox can be transmitted to babies during and after pregnancy. We should be watchful but not alarmed

  • Written by: Angela Brown, Midwifery Program Director , University of South Australia
Monkeypox can be transmitted to babies during and after pregnancy. We should be watchful but not alarmedShutterstock

So far, there have been 57 confirmed and probable cases of monkeypox reported by Australian authorities.

In July, the Australian government issued a health alert for monkeypox as a communicable disease following the World Health Organization’s declaration of it as a public health emergency.

The disease has been reported at higher...

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