LOS ANGELES, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- For mothers who experience high stress during their pregnancy, prenatal COVID-19 infection may be associated with an increased risk for impaired attention and delayed socioemotional and cognitive functioning in their infants, according to a new study published on Wednesday.
The study, published in Pediatric Research, included 167 mothers and their infants. The findings show maternal psychosocial stress and COVID-19 infection during pregnancy jointly predicted infant attention at 6 months.
