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Infants exposed to COVID-19 in utero had an accelerated weight gain during the first year of life, but whether they go on to be more at risk of obesity, diabetes or cardiovascular disease remains unknown.

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The researchers studied 150 infants born to mothers who had Covid-19 during pregnancy and found they had lower birth weight followed by greater weight gain in the first year of life as compared to ~130 babies whose mothers did not have a prenatal infection.    

Pregnant women make up 9 per cent of reproductive-aged women with COVID-19, which exposes millions of babies to maternal infection during foetal development over the next five years.

Children exposed to maternal COVID-19 during pregnancy showed lower birth weight, lower birth BMI, and accelerated postnatal weight gain, compared with those unexposed.

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Children born to mothers who contract Covid-19 during pregnancy may be more likely to develop obesity, according to a new study. More than 100 million Covid-19 cases have been reported in the United States since 2019, and there is limited information on the long-term health effects of the infection. Pregnant women make up 9 per cent of reproductive-aged women with Covid-19,

A recent study suggests that children born to mothers who contracted Covid-19 during pregnancy may have a higher risk of developing obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. With over 100 million reported Covid-19 cases in the US since 2019, the long-term health effects of the virus are still unknown.

The findings, published in the Endocrine Societys Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, showed that children exposed to maternal Covid during pregnancy showed lower birth weight, lower birth Body Mass Index (BMI), but accelerated postnatal weight gain, compared with those unexposed.Preg

Children born to mothers who had Covid-19 during pregnancy may be more likely to develop obesity, according to a new study.The findings, published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, showed that ...