Delayed development of children is observed in 20% of cases in mothers who become infected with coronavirus during pregnancy, since the infection causes a violation of the placental circulation.
Alexander Gorelov, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Deputy Director for Research at the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology in Moscow, announced this to the Russian media.
Coronavirus has been proven to cause changes in the placenta
“When a woman is infected with coronavirus during pregnancy, the placental circulation is disrupted, resulting in less oxygen supply and a possible delay in the development of the child. In such children, it is quite clear in 20% of cases,” he said.
Gorelov said that if attention is paid to this problem in time and the child undergoes rehabilitation, then these consequences can be mitigated. According to the specialist, Kawasaki syndrome is the most common complication in young children who have had COVID-19.
“The most dangerous for children under four years of age is the multisystem inflammatory syndrome, when several organs and systems are affected, and the primary disease often goes unnoticed in family foci of coronavirus. after two or three weeks, his temperature rises to 39-40 degrees and affects a number of organs and systems, which may require intensive treatment, ”the infectious disease specialist added.