Retrospective study of the biological impact of SARS-COV-2 on newborn weight

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SARS-CoV-2, low birth weight, pregnant women.

Abstract

Introduction: Pandemics have always affected human life. SARS-CoV-2 started in China, spread globally, and increased mortality and morbidity with effects on birth weights.

Objective: To determine whether SARS-CoV-2 has effects on newborn birth weights.

Methods: A five-year retrospective study was conducted and birth weights of children from ten countries were analyzed. Data were obtained from free databases in each country.

Results: There was an increase in low-weight births in 2020 of 0.148 % over previous years. For macrosomic weights, there was a growth of 0.183 % over the previous year in the ten countries studied.

Conclusions: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic had an impact on the health of pregnant women and thus on birth weights. This may influence the future, because birth defects are directly related to adult disease.

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Ulises Aguilera Reyes, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México

Jefe del área de Psicobiología Facultad de Ciencias Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México

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2024-09-03

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Osorio Mercado LH, Reyes UA, García López GI, Gómez Torres NS. Retrospective study of the biological impact of SARS-COV-2 on newborn weight. Rev Cubana Inv Bioméd [Internet]. 2024 Sep. 3 [cited 2025 Jul. 17];43. Available from: https://revibiomedica.sld.cu/index.php/ibi/article/view/2799

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