title: Working parents: the impact of day care and breast-feeding on cytomegalovirus infections in offspring.
abstract: The increase in the popularity of breast feeding and utilization of child care arrangements are having a major effect on the epidemiology of cytomegalovirus infections. The impact is greater for women of upper socioeconomic background who send their toddlers to day-care centers and for day-care workers. If primary cytomegalovirus infections occur during pregnancy it is logical to anticipate more cases of severe congenital infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35294.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stagno
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Cloud
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001942:Breast Feeding; D002656:Child Day Care Centers; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D011247:Pregnancy; D014937:Work