Minnesota parents thankful for early hearing loss risk detection

Minnesota parents thankful for early hearing loss risk detection

Like most parents, Mallory Shlaffman hadn’t heard of congenital cytomegalovirus until her child screened positive for it.  Her daughter, Laura, born in 2018, was tested for what’s known as CMV because she was born below the 10th percentile for weight. Back then, only babies meeting certain criteria received screenings for the virus, which can cause health problems that range from hearing loss to seizures to impaired vision. Identifying CMV early…