COVID-19 Mother Baby Outcomes (COMBO): brain-behavior functioning

NARRATIVE The devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have reverberated through every aspect of our civilization. While SARS-CoV-2, the viral etiology of COVID-19, seems to spare infants in terms of actual infection, it is currently unknown whether maternal infection during pregnancy will have long-term effects on children born during the pandemic. Detecting COVID-19-related early neurobehavioral effects on mothers and the next generation will provide insights into intervention strategies and contribute significantly to our understanding of children's developmental origins of health and disease and stress science in general.