Pregnancy During COVID-19: Study Shows Higher Autism Risk To Babies
Since Covid 19, there have been several health complications being reported from across the world, and many have attributed these to the vaccines consequences and the infection. There have been reports of sudden deaths due to cardiac arrest among youth since Covid 19, though the health ministry has denied any evidences corroborating the two.
Adding further concerns to worry about, a recent study presented at a medical conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, has revealed that pregnancies during Covid have increased risk of autism. The study pointed out that 23 out of 211 children tested positive for autism spectrum disorder. The babies born to moms who had Covid have increased risk of autism, according to the physician who conducted the study.
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The study was undertaken by pediatric infectious diseases physician Karin Nielsen, examining pregnant women and newborns who are exposed to COVID. The physician, after suspecting negative impact, began picking expectant mothers who tested positive for a new study. After the participants in the study started giving birth, the medical team noticed that a large portion of their newborn newborn needed intensive care.
As the researchers analysed video recordings of infants using the General Movement Assessment, which is used to evaluate motor functions and assess risks for neurodevelopmental disorders. The result showed 14% of the babies showed signs of developmental issues during early evaluations. It is found that by the age of six to eight, 13 out of 109 infants born to mothers infected with COVID during pregnancy, suggesting that around 12% failed to meet the development standard.
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Notably, when the study added further samples, it found that around 11% of toddlers born to mothers with confirmed Covid-19 during pregnancy showed delays in cognitive, motor, or language development.
Another study in 2023 had showed that boys born to mothers who got COVID-19 while pregnant seem to have a higher risk of subtle developmental delays, including those related to autism spectrum disorder
