Hygiene advice may shield unborn babies from common virus
NCT ID NCT03443791
First seen Jan 09, 2026 · Last updated May 13, 2026 · Updated 15 times
Summary
This study tested whether teaching pregnant women about personal hygiene can lower their risk of catching cytomegalovirus (CMV) and passing it to their baby. Researchers enrolled 200 women in Brazil who were already immune to CMV. The goal was to see if counseling could cut congenital CMV infections by half.
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University of Sao Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil
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