Transmission of COVID-19 from mother to baby during pregnancy is uncommon, and the rate of infection is no greater when the baby is born vaginally, breastfed or allowed contact with the mother, according to a new study. The research also found that babies that did test positive for COVID-19, were mostly asymptomatic. The findings are published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Many early reports in the literature on COVID-19 in pregnancy suggested that in order to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19 from mother to baby, it was safer to have a cesarean, to isolate the baby from the mother at birth, and to formula feed, but there was very little evidence to support these guidelines.
To conclusively look at the risks associated with COVID-19 and pregnancy, experts from the School of Medicine at the University of Nottingham have undertaken a systematic review of 49 studies looking into this much talked about topic. The studies reviewed included 666 neonates (newborn babies) and 655 women (as some women delivered twins). Of the women who delivered their babies vaginally, only eight out of 292 (2.7%) had a baby which tested positive for COVID-19. Of the 364 women who had a cesarean, 20 (5.3%) of those had a baby which tested positive for COVID-19.
These findings show that neonatal COVID-19 infection is uncommon, and also commonly asymptomatic in those babies who are affected. The data also showed that the infection rates to be no higher when the baby was born vaginally, breastfed or allowed contact with the mother immediately after birth.
For more information about the article: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200615140859.htm
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- https://urbanwired.com/6-things-you-should-know-about-ovarian-cysts/
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- https://www.successvalley.tech/groups/plastic-surgeon-in-singapore/
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