The risk of vertical transmission during vaginal delivery in COVID-19 pregnant patients is currently a topic of debate. Obstetric norms on vaginal birth assistance to reduce the potential risk of perinatal infection should be promoted by ensuring that the risk of contamination from maternal anus and faecal material is reduced during vaginal delivery.

How to reduce the potential risk of vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 during vaginal delivery?

Carosso A.;Cosma S.;Benedetto C.;
2020-01-01

Abstract

The risk of vertical transmission during vaginal delivery in COVID-19 pregnant patients is currently a topic of debate. Obstetric norms on vaginal birth assistance to reduce the potential risk of perinatal infection should be promoted by ensuring that the risk of contamination from maternal anus and faecal material is reduced during vaginal delivery.
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7200385/
COVID-19; Maternal feacal contamination; Mode of delivery; Neonatal outcome; Pregnancy outcome; SARS-CoV-2; Vaginal; Vertical transmission; COVID-19; Coronavirus Infections; Delivery, Obstetric; Female; Humans; Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; SARS-CoV-2; Vagina; Betacoronavirus
Carosso A.; Cosma S.; Serafini P.; Benedetto C.; Mahmood T.
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