BETHESDA, Md. - Several questions surround the long-term effects of COVID-19 and pregnant women and the National Institutes of Health would like to find answers.The agency announced Tuesday that it will support a four-year follow-up study to learn about the potential effects of COVID-19 in women who contracted the disease during pregnancy.
The study will also follow up on their offspring for any potential neurological or cardiovascular long-term effects.RELATED: Pregnant Maryland mother contracts COVID-19, delivers miracle babyOfficials said the announcement is part of their larger effort to understand why some COVID-19 patients don’t fully recover or suffer from long COVID, where symptoms persist months after the initial infection..