Risk of Global Developmental Delay in Infants Born from Mothers with COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Pedro Ykaro Fialho SilvaMaria Clara Lima da CruzIngrid Guerra AzevedoRafaela Silva MoreiraKlayton Galante SousaSilvana Alves PereiraPublished in: International journal of women's health (2023)
Infants born from mothers with COVID-19 were at high risk of motor developmental delay and socioemotional alterations. Although, this study fills an important gap in the literature regarding the influence of maternal exposure to COVID-19 on infant development, new studies screening families with infants at risk of developmental delay may significantly impact maternal and child health-related indicators, such as physical health, emotional development and social behavior.