General Information

Age Group

Adults

Status

Recruiting

Protocol Number

U21-07-4495

Background Information

The objective of this study is to analyze the relationships between maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection, placental pathology/biology, and offspring neurodevelopmental outcomes.

Offered At

Inova Fairfax Hospital
3300 Gallows Road
Falls Church, VA 22042 
Principal Investigator

George Maxwell, MD; Sarah B. Mulkey, MD, PhD

Eligibility Information

  • Mothers aged 18 or older who delivered at Inova Fairfax Women's Hospital from 2020 to the present are eligible to participate. 
  • Eligible mothers can enroll regardless of whether they were COVID positive or COVID negative during pregnancy. 
  • If COVID positive, the infection must have occurred during pregnancy and must speak English or Spanish to complete questionnaires and study visits and provide consent. 
  • Eligible children must not have genetic conditions affecting neurodevelopment. 
  • Mother-child dyads can enroll at any point during pregnancy or after delivery, up until the child is 60 months (5 years) old.

Ineligibility Information

  • Suspected genetic condition with likely effect on neurodevelopmental outcome
  • Mother unable to consent for study