Health - NEWS - BABIES BORN DURING THE PANDEMIC MAY HAVE DELAYED COMMUNICATION SKILLS


 

14/10/2022 @ 22h14
by NBC_NEWS
 

Babies born into Covid-related lockdowns have taken longer to reach certain developmental milestones than babies born pre-pandemic, a study found.

Before Covid hit, parents commonly observed infants pointing at objects by 9 months old. By 1 year, many babies were saying their first words. But the new study, published Tuesday by researchers at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland, found that Irish infants born from March to May 2020 had a harder time communicating at 1 year old than those born between 2008 and 2011 had. Find out more HERE.

  
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