According to a new study titled "Social communication skill attainment in babies born during the COVID-19 pandemic," babies born in lockdown are less likely to speak before their first birthday.
Children were found to be less likely to be able to accomplish so-called developmental milestones, such as waving "goodbye" and pointing at things, according to a study sponsored by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
The results of the study (pdf given below), which was published in the...
