Monkeypox can be transmitted to babies during and after pregnancy. We should be watchful but not alarmed
- Written by Angela Brown, Midwifery Program Director , University of South Australia

So far, there have been 57 confirmed and probable cases of monkeypox reported by Australian authorities.
In July, the Australian government issued a health alert for monkeypox as a communicable disease following the World Health Organization’s declaration of it as a public health emergency.
The disease has been reported at higher...