There is “strong evidence” that COVID-19- positive mothers can pass the virus on to their unborn infants, scientists said Thursday. | AFP
Claudio Fenizia, from the University of Milan and lead study author, said the findings “strongly suggest” that in-vitro transmission is possible.
The World Health Organization said last month that new mothers infected with COVID-19 should continue breastfeeding. Among other findings, the team identified a specific inflammatory response triggered by COVID-19 in the women’s placenta and umbilical cord blood plasma.Fenizia said that the women studied were all in their third trimester, given the timeframe of Italy’s epidemic, adding that more research is currently under way among COVID-19-positive women in the early stages of pregnancy.
“I believe that promoting prevention is the safer advice we could possibly give right now for these patients.”
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