COVID-19 may be transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy

The transmission of the SarsCov2 virus from mother to child during pregnancy may be possible. The data issues from two cases at the centre of an Italian study conducted in 31 women born between March and April. This study was reached by Milan State University with hospital” Sacco”, polylicinal” San Matteo” in Pavia [...]
The transmission of the SarsCov2 virus from mother to child during pregnancy may be possible.
The data issues from two cases at the centre of an Italian study conducted in 31 women born between March and April.
This study was reached by Milan State University with hospital” Sacco”, polylicinal” San Matteo” in Pavia and hospital” San Gerardo” in Monza.
The results, divided into medRxiv, were presented at a conference, part of the” congress. A IDS 2020”
Newborn “are all healthy, but in two cases we have found data strongly suggesting that the transmission of the virus took place”, explains researcher Claudio Phoenix.
The first “, born prematurely by a mother with a very serious form, Covid-19, was tested positive for 7-10 days. Both the plasma and the blood of the umbilical cord were tested positive for the”, he stressed.
The second child, a mother's son with few symptoms, was positive for several hours after birth and had a positive placenta. /Attish












