The impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection
during pregnancy on the developing fetal brain is poorly understood. Other antenatal …

Congenital hearing loss (hearing loss that is present at birth) is one of the most prevalent
chronic conditions in children. In the majority of developed countries, neonatal hearing …

Cytomegalovirus is the most common congenital infection, affecting 0.5–2% of all live births
and the main nongenetic cause of congenital sensorineural hearing loss and neurological …

The impact of infections and inflammation during pregnancy on the developing fetal brain
remains incompletely defined, with important clinical and research gaps. Although the …

Background The World Health Organization (WHO) stated in March 2016 that there was
scientific consensus that the mosquito-borne Zika virus was a cause of the neurological …

Some maternal infections, contracted before or during pregnancy, can be transmitted to the
fetus, during gestation (congenital infection), during labor and childbirth (perinatal infection) …

Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a leading cause of congenital infections worldwide. In the
developed world, following the virtual elimination of circulating rubella, it is the commonest …

Virus infections usually begin in peripheral tissues and can invade the mammalian nervous
system (NS), spreading into the peripheral (PNS) and more rarely the central (CNS) nervous …

We analyze whole-genome sequencing data from 141,431 Chinese women generated for
non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT). We use these data to characterize the population …

A wide range of viruses from different virus families in different geographical areas, may
cause immediate or delayed neuropathological changes and neurological manifestations in …