About this episode

Stephanie Briggs shares her personal story and insights on CMV awareness and its impact on families.

In this episode of Her Guide, I am joined by Stephanie Briggs, founder of The Hope Initiative for CMV, who shares her personal story and helps us better understand Cytomegalovirus, more commonly known as CMV. Despite being one of the most common congenital infections worldwide, CMV awareness remains incredibly low, particularly during pregnancy. In this episode, Steph shares her journey into motherhood, her experience during her second pregnancy with her daughter Charlotte Hope who devastatingly passed away in utero due to the impacts of CMV. We discuss her experience and how it ultimately led her into advocacy and awareness work. We also discuss what CMV actually is, how it's transmitted, why education matters so deeply, and the practical ways families can help reduce risk through awareness and prevention. This episode is being released during CMV Awareness Month, and my hope is that conversations like this help more families feel informed and supported. Follow Steph & The Hope Initiative for CMV https://www.instagram.com/hopeinitiativecmv/ https://hopeinitiativeforcmv.com/ https://rednose.org.au/grief-and-loss-support/overview/ https://www.pinkelephants.org.au/ Her Guide is…

People in this episode

Host: Georgia Suter

Guest: Stephanie Briggs

Topics covered

• CMV awareness
• motherhood
• advocacy
• pregnancy
• congenital infections

Keywords

• Cytomegalovirus
• CMV
• pregnancy
• advocacy
• awareness
• motherhood
• congenital infections

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Hope Initiative for CMV, Red Nose, Pink Elephants

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