COVID-19 unlikely to cause birth defects, but doctors await fall births


Experts cautiously optimistic that virus doesn’t target fetus during first trimester. Authors: MEREDITH WADMAN August 7. 2022 SCIENCE When a pregnant woman gets sick, her doctors have two patients: the woman and her fetus. While obstetricians work to understand COVID-19’s impact on mothers-to-be (see main story, p. 606), they are also carefully tracking the virus’ impact on […]