Fig. 2

Comparison of maternal and newborn characteristics based on CMV infection status. Maternal characteristics, encompassing (A) age, (B) age at first intercourse, (C) number of sexual partners, (D) number of children, and (E) the number of consultations before delivery, as well as child characteristics, and specifically (F) newborn weight, are depicted through violin plots. The thick-dotted line indicates the median values, while the thin-dotted lines indicate the interquartile range (IQR). The statistical significance of the differences in patient characteristics was determined using the Mann‒Whitney test, with p-values less than 0.05 considered to indicate statistical significance