March 30, 2020

Clinical characteristics and intrauterine vertical transmission potential of COVID-19 infection in nine pregnant women: a retrospective review of medical records.

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

• Chen et al. reviewed clinical records, laboratory results, and chest CT scans retrospectively for nine laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 pregnant women. Evidence of intrauterine vertical transmission was assessed by testing for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in amniotic fluid, cord blood, and neonatal throat swab samples. Their findings further confirm earlier reports of no evidence of intrauterine infection caused by vertical transmission in women who develop COVID-19 pneumonia in late pregnancy.

Che et al. Clinical characteristics and intrauterine vertical transmission potential of COVID-19 infection in nine pregnant women: a retrospective review of medical records. Lancet 2020; 395: 809–15: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30360-3