When pregnant lab visits and routine checkups are a must as they help you to know whether the mother and baby are doing fine. Missing out on a single test or a symptom can lead to complications in the growing fetus and the mother as well. And one such severe infection that can affect a woman and the growing fetus during pregnancy is TORCH infections. It comprises Toxoplasmosis Other (syphilis varicella-zoster parvovirus B19) Rubella Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Herpes infections. According to a study in Current Women's Health Reports [1] perinatal infections (infections that can be transmitted from mother to baby