Maternal infection during pregnancy and the risk of childhood cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

BMC Med · 2026 · PMC12849171 · PMID 41535899

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When restricted to high-quality studies (n = 10), the association remained positive (ES = 1.25; 95% CI, 0.99–1.58), although it did not reach statistical significance (Additional file 7: Table.

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