Neurodevelopmental outcomes equivalent among toddlers exposed and unexposed to COVID-19 vaccination in utero: study
The US researchers screened children born to women who received the vaccine during or immediately prior to pregnancy.
Neurodevelopmental outcomes were similar among children whose mothers did and did not receive the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy, according to a US study.
The prospective cohort study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, was conducted at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development’s Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network from 2024 to 2025.
Researchers screened children born to women who received a COVID-19 vaccine during, or within 30 days prior to, a pregnancy, and children born to women who were unvaccinated.
Vaccinated women were also matched to unvaccinated women by delivery site, delivery date within three months, insurance status, and race and ethnicity.
