The impact of gestational diabetes mellitus and gestational hypertension on neurodevelopmental outcomes in the context of maternal stress and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic

Carmela Alcantara, Associate Professor of Social Work, Columbia University School of Social Work

We will conduct the first prospective, longitudinal matched case-control study to investigate how child neurodevelopment is impacted by maternal gestational diabetes mellitus and/or gestational hypertension in the context of maternal stress and depression related to the COVID-19 pandemic.