COVID-19 During Pregnancy Linked To Higher Rate Of Autism, Study Shows
Researchers analyzed over 18,000 births and found children exposed to maternal COVID-19 in utero had a 16.3% rate of neurodevelopmental diagnoses by age 3, versus 9.7% unexposed.
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COVID-19 exposure during pregnancy may increase child's autism risk
Children whose mothers had COVID-19 during pregnancy appear to have an increased likelihood of being diagnosed with developmental conditions by age three, including speech delays and autism. This new research, published in Obstetrics & Gynecology, suggests that maternal COVID-19 infection may influence fetal brain development. The study provides evidence that exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the womb may be associated with neurodevelopmental …
Is Covid during pregnancy linked to autism? What a new study shows, and what it doesn’t
Massachusetts researchers examine how growth and learning are subtly shaped among children whose mothers had Covid-19 while pregnant.
Is Covid During Pregnancy Linked to Autism? What a New Study Shows, and What It Doesn't
A large study from Massachusetts has found that babies whose mothers had covid-19 while pregnant were slightly more likely to have a range of neurodevelopmental diagnoses by age 3. Most of these children had speech or motor delays, and the link was strongest in boys and when the mother was infected late in pregnancy. The increase in risk was small for any one child, but because millions of women were pregnant during the pandemic, even a small in…
Children Risk Neurodevelopmental Disorders If Exposed To C-19 In Womb
Children Risk Neurodevelopmental Disorders If Exposed To C-19 In Womb Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times Children whose mothers contracted COVID-19 while pregnant face an elevated risk of developing autism or another neurodevelopmental disorder, according to [...] The post Children Risk Neurodevelopmental Disorders If Exposed To C-19 In Womb first appeared on The Liberty Beacon.
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