The potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child growth and development: a systematic review

The potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child growth and development: a systematic review

Objective

This was a systematic review of studies that examined the impact of epidemics or social restriction on mental and developmental health in parents and children/adolescents.

Source of data

The PubMed, WHO COVID-19, and SciELO databases were searched on March 15, 2020, and on April 25, 2020, filtering for children (0–18 years) and humans.