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NIH launches study looking at long-term effects of COVID-19 in pregnancy

NIH launches study looking at long-term effects of COVID-19 in pregnancy

Daily Mail, November 4, 2021

The National Institutes of Health has launched a study looking at the long-term effects of COVID-19 in pregnancy. Researchers will recruit 1,500 pregnant patients with COVID-19 and their children and follow them for four years. A recent study from UTMB found babies born to symptomatic mothers were more likely to need respiratory support or be admitted to neonatal intensive care units.

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NIH launches study looking at long-term effects of COVID-19 in pregnancy

NIH launches study looking at long-term effects of COVID-19 in pregnancy

Daily Mail, November 4, 2021

The National Institutes of Health has launched a study looking at the long-term effects of COVID-19 in pregnancy. Researchers will recruit 1,500 pregnant patients with COVID-19 and their children and follow them for four years. A recent study from UTMB found babies born to symptomatic mothers were more likely to need respiratory support or be admitted to neonatal intensive care units.

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