COVID and pregnancy

1 “All 68 placentas had fibrin deposition & villous trophoblast necrosis” • Placental Tissue Destruction & Insufficiency from COVID-19 Causes Stillbirth & Neonatal Death from Hypoxic-Ischemic Injury • June 1, 2022

2 “SARS-CoV-2 targets blood vessel-comprising endothelial cells, neurons, glia, and choroid plexus cells in the fetal brain” • Fetal Brain Vulnerability to SARS-CoV-2 Infection • ScienceDirect August 2023

3 • Case Study Shows COVID-19 Can Be Transmitted from Mother to Baby through Placenta, Causing Brain Injury • InventUM April 6, 2023

4 • Shielding Against COVID-19 Likely Reduced Exposure for Pregnant Individuals in Early Pandemic • Weill Cornell Medicine December 16, 2022

5 “Persons COVID+ during pregnancy associated with 2x rates of babies diagnosed with developmental delays” • Neurodevelopmental Outcomes at 1 Year in Infants of Mothers Who Tested Positive for SARS-CoV-2 During Pregnancy • JAMA Network June 9, 2022

6 “Of 661 fetal tissue samples collected between July 2020 & April 2022, hemorrhages observed in 26 of them COVID-19 was present in all tissue samples with evidence of hemorrhaging” • COVID-19 Infection May Induce Fetal Brain Hemorrhages Jan 23, 2023

7 “Researchers reported two confirmed cases in which the SARS-CoV-2 virus crossed a mother’s placenta & caused brain damage in the infants they were carrying” • COVID Caused Brain Damage in Infants Infected during Pregnancy • Reuters April 10, 2023

8 “Boys born to mothers infected with SARS‐CoV‐2 during pregnancy may be more likely to receive a diagnosis of a neurodevelopmental disorder by age 12 months” • COVID in Pregnancy May Affect Boys’ Neurodevelopment: Study • Medscape March 24, 2023

9 “Pregnant women with Covid face sevenfold risk of dying compared with uninfected pregnant women Infection also makes premature birth & neonatal intensive care more likely” • Covid Worsened Maternal Mortality Crisis in the U.S. • NYT March 16, 2023

10 • COVID-19 Infection May Induce Fetal Brain Hemorrhages, Scientists Warn • ScienceAlert January 23, 2023

11 • SARS-CoV-2 May Cause Fetal Inflammation Even in the Absence of Placental Infection • Medical X Press January 18, 2022

12 • SARS-CoV-2 Variant-Related Abnormalities Detected by Prenatal MRI: A Prospective Case–Control Study • The Lancet Regional Health Europe January 20, 2023

13 • Is Coronavirus [COVID-19] to Blame for Pregnancy Complications in the Pandemic? • The Washington Post October 8, 2023

14 • Can SARS-CoV-2 Positive Pregnant Women Affect the Hearing of Their Newborns?: A Systematic Review • ScienceDirect September-October 2022