Intrauterine transmission of COVID-19 in Pregnancy: case report and review of literature

Acta Biomed. 2020 Sep 7;91(3):e2020041. doi: 10.23750/abm.v91i3.9795.

Abstract

We report the first case of SARS-CoV-2 pregnancy in the U.S. Our literature review highlights the rarity of COVID-19 intrauterine transmission and the need for clinicians to promptly test neonates born to SARS-CoV-2 positive mothers at delivery for COVID-19. It is imperative to establish the real risk of intrauterine transmission and to develop appropriate preventive and treatment strategies.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Betacoronavirus*
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Coronavirus Infections / transmission*
  • Disease Transmission, Infectious*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
  • Pneumonia, Viral / transmission*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / epidemiology*
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Uterus / virology*