Maternal psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic and structural changes of the human fetal brain

oleh: Yuan-Chiao Lu, Nickie Andescavage, Yao Wu, Kushal Kapse, Nicole R. Andersen, Jessica Quistorff, Haleema Saeed, Catherine Lopez, Diedtra Henderson, Scott D. Barnett, Gilbert Vezina, David Wessel, Adre du Plessis, Catherine Limperopoulos

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-05-01

Deskripsi

Lu, Andescavage et al. scanned fetal brains by MRI and assessed maternal distress before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Impaired fetal brain growth, delayed cerebral cortical gyrification and increased maternal distress was seen in COVID-19 pandemic era pregnancies.