Vaginal delivery in COVID-19 pregnant women: anorectum as a potential alternative route of SARS-CoV-2 transmission

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Oct;223(4):612. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.06.012. Epub 2020 Jun 10.

Authors

Andrea Roberto Carosso¹, Stefano Cosma², Chiara Benedetto²

Affiliations

¹ Obstetrics and Gynecology 1U, Department of Surgical Sciences, Sant'Anna Hospital, University of Torino, Via Ventimiglia 1, Turin 10126, Italy. Electronic address: andrea88.carosso@gmail.com.
² Obstetrics and Gynecology 1U, Department of Surgical Sciences, Sant'Anna Hospital, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections*
Delivery, Obstetric
Female
Genitalia
Humans
Pandemics*
Pneumonia, Viral*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / epidemiology*
SARS-CoV-2
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome*