Associative influence of new coronavirus infection SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy on formation of neurological disorders in newborns: clinical case

Abstract

The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome caused by Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has a destructive impact on the population all over the world. In this scenario, the extent, to which the disease will affect more vulnerable individuals, such as pregnant women, is a major concern. Since pregnancy can be a risk factor for respiratory viral infections, there are significant differences regarding the severity of COVID-19 between pregnant and non-pregnant women. In these circumstances, there arises a serious problem associated with the possibility of harm to the health and neuropsychiatric development of the posterity of infected mothers. The acute inflammatory response observed during the disease can lead to several types of nervous system disorders in the newborn. In the light of neuroimmune interactions on the mother-fetus hematoplacental relationship, a clinical case is described that reflects the consequences for the nervous and psychoneurological development of the newborn from SARS-CoV-2 infected mother.