Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in biological samples of pregnant women infected with COVID-19: A prospective cross-sectional study

Kavita Khoiwal; Deepjyoti Kalita; Deepika Dhundi; Reena Kumari; Ravi Shankar; Amrita Gaurav; Anupama Bahadur; Jaya Chaturvedi

doi:10.1002/ijgo.13928

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in biological samples of pregnant women infected with COVID-19: A prospective cross-sectional study

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2021 Dec;155(3):542-546. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.13928. Epub 2021 Sep 21.

Authors

Kavita Khoiwal¹, Deepjyoti Kalita², Deepika Dhundi¹, Reena Kumari¹, Ravi Shankar², Amrita Gaurav¹, Anupama Bahadur¹, Jaya Chaturvedi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India.
² Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India.

Abstract

SARS‐CoV‐2 was detected in the vaginal and cervical fluid, amniotic fluid, cord blood, placental membranes, and breastmilk of pregnant women, therefore suggesting the possibility of vertical transmission.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; biological samples; vertical transmission.

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / diagnosis
Pregnant Women
Prospective Studies
SARS-CoV-2

Grants and funding

AIIMS Rishikesh