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COVID pregnancies may have boosted autism risk, UCLA study shows
COVID pregnancies may have boosted autism risk, UCLA study shows

More on the recent Covid and increased autism study:

"When the Covid-exposed babies reached 28 months, the study found another concerning pattern: 23 of 211 children — almost 11% — screened positive for autism spectrum disorder (...) compared with an expected prevalence of 1-2% at that age (..)"

·dailynews.com·
COVID pregnancies may have boosted autism risk, UCLA study shows
Covid Pregnancies May Have Boosted Autism Risk, Study Shows
Covid Pregnancies May Have Boosted Autism Risk, Study Shows

“Covid Pregnancies May Have Boosted Autism Risk, Study Shows

Around 11.6% of toddlers born to mothers with lab-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy showed cognitive, motor, or language problems indicative of neurodevelopmental delays…

…When the eldest of the Covid-exposed babies reached 28 months, the study found another concerning pattern: 23 of 211 children — almost 11% — screened positive for autism spectrum disorder.”

·bloomberg.com·
Covid Pregnancies May Have Boosted Autism Risk, Study Shows
Cranial ultrasonographic findings in newborns exposed to SARS-CoV-2: a single-centre cross-sectional analysis - Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Cranial ultrasonographic findings in newborns exposed to SARS-CoV-2: a single-centre cross-sectional analysis - Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Study in Catania, Italy, analyzed cranial ultrasounds of 278 newborns, 139 exposed to SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy.

Exposed newborns had higher rates of minor brain abnormalities (23% vs 16.5%).

“Conclusions

in our experience, the incidence of minor intracranial abnormalities was higher in SARS-COV-2-exposed newborns.”

·ijponline.biomedcentral.com·
Cranial ultrasonographic findings in newborns exposed to SARS-CoV-2: a single-centre cross-sectional analysis - Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Maternal COVID-19 infection associated with offspring neurodevelopmental disorders
Maternal COVID-19 infection associated with offspring neurodevelopmental disorders
“Maternal COVID-19 infection changed the levels of CD4 proliferating T cells, leading to the alterations of astrocytes, endothelial cells, and excitatory neurons in offspring, contributing to the increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) in these individuals."
·nature.com·
Maternal COVID-19 infection associated with offspring neurodevelopmental disorders