Doctors have detailed what they believe to be the first proven case of coronavirus infecting a baby in the womb in the last weeks of pregnancy.
“Clinicians must be aware that this may happen. It’s not common, that’s for sure, but it may happen and it must be considered in the clinical workout.Doctors needed maternal blood, newborn blood, cord blood, the placenta and amniotic fluid, which are all hard to collect in a pandemic, Dr De Luca said.Dr De Luca said pregnant woman should be reassured because in most cases there would be no damage to the baby.
All three infants became seriously ill, experiencing symptoms ranging from shortness of breath, fever, lethargy, vomiting and pneumonia.trending in lifestyle
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