Intrauterine infection occurs as a result of transplacental, amniotic, ascending or descending infection. The spectrum of pathogens is diverse: bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, mycoplasma, chlamydia, and combinations of pathogens. When an infection enters the body of a pregnant woman, pathological changes in the fetus and amniotic fluid structures can have varying degrees of severity, ranging from local to generalised.
Cytomegalovirus infection is a widespread infection in the human population, affecting 50 to 100% of the adult population. The infection leads to miscarriage, severe complications during pregnancy, birth of severely premature babies, birth of children with congenital malformations and internal organ pathologies, autism, further lagging in physical and mental development, and disability of children. Timely prevention of CMV infection before pregnancy and during pregnancy, compliance with hygiene standards,
knowledge of leading a healthy lifestyle, culture of sexual relations, methods of contraception and methods of preventing infection with sexually transmitted infections, rules for caring for disabled children and the elderly , identification and formation of risk groups among pregnant women regarding primary infection or recurrence of a chronic process, timely laboratory diagnosis of the activity of the infectious process and carrying out specific treatment - make it possible to bear a healthy child, give birth to a healthy generation, and, accordingly, for the country - to have a healthy nation.