Washington: Study shows brain damage in babies of two young women infected with Covid-19 during pregnancy. This is the first time such a case is reported in medicine. Meanwhile, the babies were not tested positive for Covid. But the researchers say that high levels of Covid antibodies were also found in their blood.
A study conducted by the University of Miami has been published in the Journal of Pediatrics. In 2020, when the delta variant spread, the mothers of these babies were diagnosed with Covid. They were six months pregnant. At that time, the vaccine once morest covid was not available. The babies had seizures soon following birth. Later growth stages were greatly delayed. One of these children died in the 13th month. The second child is being treated in hospital.
“They were not Covid positive. But there was a high level of covid antibodies in their blood and assistant professor of pediatrics department at Miami University Dr. Marilyn Benny said. It is believed that the virus passed through the mother’s placenta to the babies. Researchers have found evidence of the presence of the Covid virus in the placentas of mothers as well. The virus was also found in the brain when the dead baby was postmortemed. The doctor also stated that the direct infection is the cause of the brain problem.
One of the mothers who contracted Covid had only mild symptoms. The baby was delivered at full term. But the second one got seriously ill due to covid. The baby was taken out in the 32nd week.
At the same time, although this type of incident is rare, if mothers who are infected with Covid-19 during pregnancy face delays in their children’s intellectual and physical growth stages, they should immediately consult a pediatrician and Dr. Gynecologist at the University of Miami. Shahbaz Duara said.
