Pregnant women in third trimester unlikely to pass SARS-CoV-2 infection to newborns
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Published in JAMA Network Open · View the paper (DOI)
A recent study suggests that pregnant women infected with SARS-CoV-2 during the third trimester are unlikely to pass the virus to their newborns. The study found low levels of protective antibodies in umbilical cord blood, indicating limited transfer of maternal antibodies through the placenta.
Coverage from 3 institutions
- Pregnant women in third trimester unlikely to pass SARS-CoV-2 infection to newborns NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · Dec 22, 2020 · first to report
- Pregnant women with COVID-19 pass no virus but fewer-than-expected antibodies to newborns Massachusetts General Hospital · Dec 22, 2020
- Assessing maternal, neonatal SARS-CoV-2 viral load, transplacental antibody transfer, placental pathology JAMA Network · Dec 22, 2020