Evaluating Vertical Transmission of COVID-19 from Mothers to Neonates: An Iranian Case Series of 8 Patients

Arch Iran Med. 2021 May 1;24(5):405-408. doi: 10.34172/aim.2021.58.

Abstract

The coronavirus epidemic first broke out in China in 2019 and spread around the world. Not only the signs, symptoms, and outcomes of the coronavirus in neonates, but also its vertical transmission risks are still unknown. This case series presents eight neonates born to mothers with COVID-19 and two neonates with this infection.

Keywords: Coronavirus; Iran; Neonates.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • COVID-19 / diagnosis*
  • COVID-19 / therapy
  • COVID-19 / transmission*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical*
  • Iran
  • Male
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / diagnosis*
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / therapy*
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / virology