Léa tells us she was paralyzed – “My brain turned off. I couldn’t hear anything that was being said to me. I only understood when I got home” – when she learned at the third ultrasound that the baby had cytomegalovirus. The shock when she understands that brain development stopped very early. And anger too, because never she was not informed of the riskhe was never offered a blood test, unlike toxoplasmosis. Today, she doesn’t regret going through with her pregnancy for anything in the world: “I knew, I felt it was going to go well” and Sandro proves him right every day.
A total commitment
Léa gave up her job as a hairdresser. The week is punctuated by healthy appointments: music therapy, physiotherapy, psychomotor skills… With her partner, the young mother, who must also accompany the 6-year-old eldest, devotes her life to Sandro’s progress. And Sandro amazes him. “I have faith in you, in your strength” she writes, noting the progress. “At six months, he didn’t turn over from stomach to back. Today, he moves on all fours.” All that remains is walking to tame. The hardest part will come next: social interactions. For the moment, the child hides from view. The neurological damage caused a lot of damage.
Leah’s crusade
If Léa shares on Instagram his fight with great modesty and black and white photos of his daily life, is to advance the cause. Screening should be offered systematically. Many doctors request it to treat them in the event of an infection, it limits the infection of the virus. 3,400 babies are infected each year causing 500 cases of deafness. There are also barrier measures for pregnant women who already have young children who can catch it at daycare or from a nanny.
The High Authority for Health will give its opinion on this screening at the beginning of next year.
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