Lauren C Shuffrey, Morgan R Firestein, Margaret H Kyle, Andrea Fields, Carmela Alcántara, Dima Amso, Judy Austin, Jennifer M Bain, Jennifer Barbosa, Mary Bence, Catherine Bianco, Cristina R Fernández, Sylvie Goldman, Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, Violet Hott, Yunzhe Hu, Maha Hussain, Pam Factor-Litvak, Maristella Lucchini, Arthur Mandel, Rachel Marsh, Danielle McBrian, Mirella Mourad, Rebecca Muhle, Kimberly G Noble, Anna A Penn, Cynthia Rodriguez, Ayesha Sania, Wendy G Silver, Kally C O'Reilly, Melissa Stockwell, Nim Tottenham, Martha G Welch, Noelia Zork, William P Fifer, Catherine Monk, Dani Dumitriu
IMPORTANCE: Associations between in utero exposure to maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection and neurodevelopment are speculated, but currently unknown. OBJECTIVE: To examine the associations between maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy, being born during the COVID-19 pandemic regardless of maternal SARS-CoV-2 status, and neurodevelopment at age 6 months. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: A cohort of infants exposed to maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy and unexposed controls was enrolled in the COVID-19 Mother Baby Outcomes Initiative at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City...
June 1, 2022: JAMA Pediatrics