Kaiser Health News (12/21, Szabo) reports, “The pandemic has created a hostile environment for pregnant people and their babies.” Pregnant women infected with COVID-19 “are five times as likely as uninfected pregnant people to require intensive care and 22 times as likely to die.” Furthermore, “babies of covid-infected moms are 60% more likely to be born very prematurely, which increases the danger of infant mortality and long-term disabilities such as cerebral palsy, asthma and hearing loss, as well as a child’s risk of adult disease, including depression, anxiety, heart disease and kidney disease.”
Related Links:
— “Pandemic Poses Short- and Long-Term Risks to Babies, Especially Boys ” Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News, December 21, 2021