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COVID caused brain damage in 2 infants infected during pregnancy -US study

“Researchers at the University of Miami reported on Thursday what they believe are the first two confirmed cases in which the SARS-CoV-2 virus crossed a mother's placenta & caused brain damage in the infants they were carrying.”

#pregnancy #placenta #neonatal infection #brain #fetal brain damage #Kids

·reuters.com·Jun 16, 2023

COVID caused brain damage in 2 infants infected during pregnancy -US study

Chris Turnbull on Twitter

Detailed analysis thread with commentary Sars2/Covid:new study shows that the fetuses of those infected with virus have significant 'organ abnormalities' including brain lesions and liver 'alterations'

-Fetuses also found to have significantly restricted growth

-Virus infects placenta directly

#pregnancy #developmental delays #neurodevelopmental #brain #Liver #organ damage #placenta

·twitter.com·Jun 16, 2023

Chris Turnbull on Twitter