Read about a new study published last week that analyzed whether COVID-19 may be affecting and injuring the placenta of pregnant women who tested positive for the virus.
Scientists across the globe are still trying to learn as much as they can about the novel coronavirus, COVID-19—including how it may impact pregnant women. While there still needs to be plenty of research done on the topic to discern the facts about the impact of the virus, a new study published last week suggests that the virus may affect placenta., is the largest study to date to look at the health of placentas in pregnant women who test positive for COVID-19.
The researchers believe their findings could point to a new COVID-19 related complication for pregnancy and better inform how pregnant women need to be clinically monitored during the pandemic. This increased monitoring could be in the form of non-stress tests, which look at how well the placenta is delivering oxygen or growth ultrasounds, which look at whether baby is growing at a healthy rate, co-author of the study Dr.
In fetal development, the placenta is the first organ to form and acts as the fetus’ lungs, gut, kidneys and liver. The placenta also takes oxygen and nutrients from the mom’s blood stream and filters out waste. “The placenta acts like a ventilator for the fetus, and if it gets damaged, there can be dire outcomes,” Miller explains.
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