BBC The number of toddlers in Scotland showing developmental issues increased during the Covid lockdown, according to a new report.
The University of Edinburgh-led study examined health visitor reports on 258,000 children between March 2020 and August 2021.
And it found the proportion with at least one developmental concern increased by up to 6.6% across the 72-week period when social distancing measures were in place.
Researchers said the findings provided important new data on how the pandemic restrictions affected indicators such as speech, language skills, physical movement and emotional growth.