Current State of Legislation and Guidelines to Prevent Congenital Syphilis

In this newly published article in Pregnancy, the team of the Illinois Perinatal Syphilis Warmline and key stakeholders describe the current state of legislation and public health guidelines across the country in support of congenital syphilis prevention. They highlight the challenges of diagnosis and treatment, outline developing prevention activities in Illinois, and offer public health approaches to combat the congenital syphilis crisis.

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Darcy R., Ayala L., Quinlan M., Brikshavana D., Statton A., Tabidze I., Cejtin H., Jao, J., Sutton S., Madden N., Espinal M., Yee L.M. Prevention of congenital syphilis: The current state of legislation and public health guidelines. Pregnancy. 2025;1:e70110. https://doi.org/10.1002/pmf2.70110

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