covid 19: Covid-19 doesn't harm baby's brain during pregnancy: Study
WASHINGTON: Two years into the pandemic, there is evidence that pregnant women are more vulnerable to the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19. However, little is known about the possible consequences for an unborn child if the mother is infected during pregnancy. The study was presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Covid-19 of mild to moderate severity in pregnant women appears to have no effect on the brain of the developing fetus, according to a recent study. The likelihood and impact of vertical transmission, meaning the passage of the virus from the mother to the fetus, remains unclear. "Women infected with SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy are concerned that the virus may affect the development of their unborn child, as is the case with some other viral infections," said study senior author Sophia Stocklein, M.D., from the Department of Radiology at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, in Germany. "So far, although th...