COVID-19 infection from mother to baby low: Study
Amid the second wave of coronavirus, people are at an even high risk of getting infected with the deadly virus. Meanwhile, a new study suggested that a pregnant woman, infected with COVID-19, are at a high risk of developing complication for both mother and baby.
As per the study published by JAMA Pediatrics, pregnant ladies are at high risk for developing complications during their pregnancy like preeclampsia, eclampsia, and maternal deaths.
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The study also stated that the risk of passing coronavirus from mother to baby was low. It also stated that babies born to mothers who have coronavirus were not found to be positive after birth.
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The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Brigham, Women’s Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Massachusetts General Hospital claimed that "ours is the first study to dive into the risk factors for mother-to-newborn SARS-CoV-2 transmission."
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