Impact of Covid-19 in pregnancy on mother’s psychological status and infant’s neurobehavioral development: a longitudinal cohort study in China

• Published in: BMC medicine Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 347 - 10
• Main Authors: Wang, Yuanyuan, Chen, Lian, Wu, Tianchen, Shi, Huifeng, Li, Qin, Jiang, Hai, Zheng, Danni, Wang, Xiaoli, Wei, Yuan, Zhao, Yangyu, Qiao, Jie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 04.11.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Abortion; Adult; Age; Babies; Betacoronavirus; Breast feeding; Breastfeeding & lactation; Child & adolescent mental health; Child Development - physiology; Child early development; Children & youth; China; China - epidemiology; Cohort analysis; Cohort Studies; Complications and side effects; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - psychology; Coronavirus Infections - transmission; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Disease transmission; Domains; Epidemics; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Health aspects; Health risks; Humans; Infant; Infant Behavior - physiology; Infant Behavior - psychology; Infant development; Infant, Newborn; Infants; Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; Intensive care; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Maternal health; Medical records; Mental disorders; Mental health; Mothers - psychology; Neonatal care; Neonates; Nucleic acids; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Pneumonia, Viral - psychology; Pneumonia, Viral - transmission; Post traumatic stress disorder; Postpartum depression; Postpartum period; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - epidemiology; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - psychology; Pregnant women; Psychological aspects; Psychological stress; Quarantine; Questionnaires; Respiratory diseases; Risk management; SARS-CoV-2; Separation; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Social aspects; Surveys and Questionnaires; Womens health; China; Covid-19; Maternal health; Child early development

Evidence concerning the long-term impact of Covid-19 in pregnancy on mother's psychological disorder and infant's developmental delay is unknown. This study is a longitudinal single-arm cohort study conducted in China between May 1 and July 31, 2020. Seventy-two pregnant patients with Covi...