- At six months of age, babies born during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic scored lower on developmental screening tests for social and motor skills -- regardless of whether their mothers had COVID during pregnancy -- compared to babies born just before the pandemic. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2787479 1809 comments science
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- Children born or raised during lockdown are developing language skills at a slower rate https://theconversation.com/children-born-or-raised-during-lockdown-are-developing-language-skills-at-a-slower-rate-219648 45 comments
- Pandemic may affect infants' brain development; coronavirus can trigger kidney scarring | Reuters https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/pandemic-may-affect-infants-brain-development-coronavirus-can-trigger-kidney-2022-01-05/ 10 comments
- The Pandemic’s Babies and Toddlers Are Struggling in School - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/07/01/upshot/pandemic-children-school-performance.html 0 comments