FRIDAY, April 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) Infants with in utero exposure to COVID-19 have lower birth weight and increased weight gain in the first year of life, according to a study published online March 29 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Mollie W. Ockene, from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
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.
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.
Children born to mothers who had COVID-19 during pregnancy may be more likely to develop obesity, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Children born to mothers who had COVID-19 during pregnancy may be more likely to develop obesity, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.