The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) published Policy Considerations for Reducing Congenital Syphilis in May 2023. The report focuses on promising strategies in four different policy areas to address rising congenital syphilis rates: (1) prenatal syphilis screening policies and requirements, (2) Fetal Infant Morbidity Review (FIMR) boards, (3) providing care for pregnant people experiencing substance use, and (4) Medicaid coverage.
