New study highlights maternal-fetal TORCH infection risk

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Researchers at India's All India Institute of Medical Sciences studied TORCH infections, a group of pathogens including toxoplasmosis, rubella, and cytomegalovirus, that can pass silently through pregnant women but devastate developing fetuses, causing stillbirth, disability, or birth defects. The team analyzed long-term trends in a region where comprehensive data have been scarce, aiming to fill a critical gap in understanding how these infections spread and affect maternal-fetal health outcomes.