Obstetricians

• Report information about pregnant women with laboratory evidence of Zika virus to your Local Health Department
• Communicate with family the importance of infant follow up care with pediatrician
• If pediatrician is known, communicate about mother and infant laboratory test results

Congenital Zika Virus Infection; Initial evaluation:

** All infants born to mothers who have laboratory evidence of Zika virus infection during pregnancy should receive:

• Comprehensive physical exam
• A neurologic assessment
• Postnatal head ultrasound
• Standard newborn hearing screening before hospital discharge
• Zika virus laboratory testing; blood and urine specimens collected within 2 days of birth

For additional information, see CDC’s guidance on caring for pregnant women, which includes a tool to facilitate communication with the infant’s pediatrician for follow-up care.