Possibility of mother-to-child vertical transmission of coronavirus infection from the perspectives of severe acute respiratory syndrome, Middle East respiratory syndrome, and coronavirus disease 2019.
- Author:
Fang LUO
1
;
Li-Zhong DU
Author Information
1. National Clinical Research Center for Child Health/National Children's Regional Medical Center/Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310052, China. 6305005@zju.edu.cn.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Betacoronavirus;
Child;
Coronavirus Infections;
Female;
Humans;
Infant, Newborn;
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical;
Pandemics;
Pneumonia, Viral;
Pregnancy;
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious;
Pregnancy Outcome;
Retrospective Studies;
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
- From:
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
2020;22(9):1043-1046
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
This article evaluates the potential influence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in pregnant women on the development of coronavirus disease 2019 in neonates and discusses the possibility of mother-to-child vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2. With reference to related articles published up to now and the information on official websites, a retrospective review was performed for the clinical manifestations and laboratory examination results of the neonates born to the mothers with infection during pregnancy during the epidemics of severe acute respiratory syndrome and Middle East respiratory syndrome and after the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 infection since December 2019. Based on the limited data, there is no conclusive evidence for mother-to-child vertical transmission of coronavirus disease 2019, and more cases need to be collected for further evaluation.
