Delivery in asymptomatic Italian woman with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Open Access
- 1 January 2020
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Hematology Section, Dept. of Radiological Science and Hematology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy in Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 12 (1), e2020033
- https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2020.033
Abstract
We report a case of a 33-year-old Italian pregnant at 40 weeks of gestation affected by asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection delivering a healthy baby with no evidence of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Vaginal delivery was uncomplicated, the breastfeeding was permitted under strict measures of infection control. The breast milk was negative for SARS-CoV-2. Control at 7 and 15 days indicated mother and baby good clinical condition, no signs of neonatal infection demonstrated by news oropharyngeal and rectal swab test negative for SARS-CoV-2.Keywords
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