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Fortune
Erin Prater

COVID can transfer from mom to baby in utero—with potentially disastrous health consequences. Here's what parents need to know

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COVID can travel from a pregnant mom to a fetus, breaching the placenta and causing brain damage, according to a study published Thursday in Pediatrics.

Researchers with the University of Miami documented the cases of two infants born to mothers who had COVID during pregnancy. Both infants tested negative for the virus at birth, but experienced seizures, delays in developmental milestones, and a head size that became disproportionately small with time.

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