COVID-19 and Its Potential Impact on Children Born to Mothers Infected During Pregnancy: A Comprehensive Review

Diagnostics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(21), P. 2443 - 2443

Published: Oct. 31, 2024

Pregnancy is a vulnerable period of time during which pregnant people are prone to infections like COVID-19, can increase risks for both the mother and fetus. These may lead complications such as preterm birth, developmental delays, congenital abnormalities. While COVID-19 poses additional placental dysfunction neonatal infections, studies on long-term effects remain limited. Ongoing research monitoring essential understand mitigate potential cognitive challenges in children born mothers infected with COVID-19. This review aims guide clinicians managing these throughout childhood. Maternal infection pregnancy have significant implications fetal development, even if newborn not at birth. The release inflammatory cytokines cross barrier, potentially disrupting brain development increasing risk behavioral issues, ADHD or autism. Placental dysfunction, caused by inflammation thrombosis, intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), hypoxia, affecting neurological respiratory health newborns. Furthermore, compromised immune system susceptibility autoimmune conditions infections. early diagnosis management crucial mitigating Swift intervention prevent birth challenges, ensuring better outcomes child. Long-term necessary full extent virus's impact. evaluates systemic maternal fetuses, newborns, children, focusing beyond vertical transmission. It highlights broader impacts offering insights help manage issues that arise later life.

Language: Английский

Covid-19 infection in pregnant women: Auditory evaluation in infants

Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 17(2), P. 241 - 246

Published: April 30, 2024

Recent studies showed that COVID-19 infection can affect cochleo-vestibular system. The possibility of a vertical transmission is controversial. Some suggested it possible but unlikely, others find no evidence transmission. objective this study was to investigate whether exposure during pregnancy or at birth has an impact on the hearing offspring. As part national screening program, we performed in all newborns between January 2022 and February 2023, TEOAEs (Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions) 3 months. For those "REFER" third month test, aABR (Automatic Auditory Brainstem Response) 6 We analysed separately result infants born COVID-positive mothers COVID-negative mothers. To statistical verify differences "Chi-square test". enrolled total 157 infants, whom 16 were who had molecular PCR test positive for COVID-19. In latter tested 32 ears only 1 ear (3,1%) resulted "REFER". On other hand, control group 282 22 (7,8%) found be Our significant audiological assessment exposed compared unexposed group. However, further with larger patient's sample will necessary more comprehensive evaluation.

Language: Английский