TORONTO Researchers have found that the transmissibility of the virus that causes COVID-19 from mother to newborn is rare, but newborns born to socially vulnerable mothers were more likely to test positive. The study, published in JAMA Network Open on Friday, involved researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston Children s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. Researchers looked at a cohort of 255 babies born between March and July 2020 from 11 hospitals in Massachusetts to mothers who had tested positive for COVID-19 two weeks before and 72 hours before delivery. Out of the 255 newborns, 225 were tested for SARS-CoV-2 of which only six tested positive for the SARS-CoV2, the virus that causes COVID-19. This results in a test positivity rate of 2.7 per cent.
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BOSTON - At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, very little was known about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Over the past year, more evidence has become available on how the virus is transmitted, who is at the greatest risk and best practices to prevent exposure. Yet questions still remain about how the virus impacts the health of pregnant women and newborns.
In a new study published in
JAMA Network Open, physician-researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston Children s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital reveal that, while mother-to-newborn transmission of the virus is rare, newborns of expectant mothers with COVID-19 can suffer indirect adverse health risks as a result of worsening maternal COVID-19 illness.
About JAMA Network Open: JAMA Network Open is the new online-only open access general medical journal from the JAMA Network. On weekdays, the journal publishes peer-reviewed clinical research and commentary in more than 40 medical and health subject areas. Every article is free online from the day of publication.
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First-of-its-Kind Study Found Infants of Socially Vulnerable Mothers were at Highest Risk of COVID-19 Infection
BOSTON – At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, very little was known about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Over the past year, more evidence has become available on how the virus is transmitted, who is at the greatest risk and best practices to prevent exposure. Yet questions still remain about how the virus impacts the health of pregnant women and newborns.
In a new study published in JAMA Network Open, physician-researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital reveal that, while mother-to-newborn transmission of the virus is rare, newborns of expectant mothers with COVID-19 can suffer indirect adverse health risks as a result of worsening maternal COVID-19 illness.
Study reveals mother-to-newborn COVID-19 infection rates are low but indirect risks exist ANI | Updated: Apr 23, 2021 23:37 IST
Boston [US], April 23 (ANI): While mother-to-newborn transmission of the virus is rare, newborns of expectant mothers with COVID-19 can suffer indirect adverse health risks as a result of worsening maternal COVID-19 illness - suggest the findings of a new study.
The study published in JAMA Network Open was led by physician-researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston Children s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. At the start of the pandemic, there was very little data to guide evidence-based newborn care practices, said corresponding author Asimenia Angelidou, MD, PhD, a neonatologist at BIDMC. We believe ours is the first study to dive into the risk factors for mother-to-newbornSARS-CoV-2 transmission. We expected the mode of delivery and/or the de