April 15, 2021

Mother–Infant Dyads with COVID-19 at an Urban, Safety-Net Hospital: Clinical Manifestations and Birth Outcomes

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): clinical characteristics, pregnancy

• Seven percent (5 of 75) infants born to women with a positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR test at any stage of gestation until 72 hours after birth had at least one positive PCR test during the first week of life, in an urban safety-net hospital in Boston. All infants had clinical courses expected for their gestational age.

Sabharwal et al. (Apr 14, 2021). Mother–Infant Dyads with COVID-19 at an Urban, Safety-Net Hospital: Clinical Manifestations and Birth Outcomes. American Journal of Perinatology. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33853145/