Just 1.1 per cent of the 371 babies were diagnosed with Covid-19 after birth.
The study found that only four babies – or 1.1 per cent of 371 infants – were diagnosed with Covid-19 after birth.
It found that only four babies – or 1.1 per cent of the 371 infants – were diagnosed with Covid-19 after birth.Dr Yeo Kee Thai, senior author of the study, said that the study assures expectant parents and healthcare professionals that Covid-19 transmission from mother to baby is extremely low. In a review of 38 studies reporting the incidence of transmission of Covid-19 infection from pregnant women to babies, published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology in July 2020, researchers estimated that 3.2 per cent of pregnant women passed the virus to their infants. This study summarised data from the beginning of the pandemic up to May 2020, and included a total of 936 infants from mothers with Covid-19.
Those who were vaccinated were also less likely to require intensive care, with 1.4 per cent of them needing it, compared with 8 per cent of unvaccinated women who received intensive care.
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