Generation COVID-19 - Should the foetus be worried?
Aysha IqbalCharlotte BurrinEzra AydinKathryn BeardsallHilary WongTopun AustinPublished in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2020)
From the evidence available to date, direct risks to the foetus from the SARS-CoV-2 virus are low. Indirect effects of the pandemic, particularly resulting from the effect of maternal stress on the developing brain, can have lifelong detrimental impacts for this generation of children.