Prospective Cohort Study of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection during Pregnancy with Fetal Growth Restriction: Serologic Analysis and Placental Pathology

Tsuge, Mitsuru; Hida, Akira I.; Minematsu, Toshio; Honda, Naotoshi; Oshiro, Yumi; Yokoyama, Mikifumi; Kondo, Yoichi

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.10.003

Prospective Cohort Study of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection during Pregnancy with Fetal Growth Restriction: Serologic Analysis and Placental Pathology

Objective To investigate prospectively the prevalence of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and the pathologic features of the placenta in cases of fetal growth restriction (FGR). Study design Forty‐eight pregnant women who were diagnosed with FGR during pregnancy were enrolled for 15 mon…