Neurodevelopmental outcomes of infants born to mothers with SARS-CoV-2 infections during pregnancy: a national prospective study in Kuwait

• Main Authors: Mariam Ayed (Author), Alia Embaireeg (Author), Mais Kartam (Author), Kiran More (Author), Mafaza Alqallaf (Author), Abdullah AlNafisi (Author), Zainab Alsaffar (Author), Zainab Bahzad (Author), Yasmeen Buhamad (Author), Haneen Alsayegh (Author), Wadha Al-Fouzan (Author), Hessa Alkandari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background An increasing proportion of women are infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) during pregnancy. Intrauterine viral infections induce an increase in the levels of proinflammatory cytokines, which inhibit the proliferation of neuronal precursor ce...