Wang RY, Zheng KQ, Xu BZ, Zhang W, Si JG, Xu CY, Chen H, Xu ZY, Wu XM. Healthy neonate born to a SARS-CoV-2 infected woman: A case report and review of literature.
World J Clin Cases 2020;
8:6016-6025. [PMID:
33344600 PMCID:
PMC7723697 DOI:
10.12998/wjcc.v8.i23.6016]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a newly discovered coronavirus that has generated a worldwide outbreak of infections. Many people with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) have developed severe illness, and a significant number have died. However, little is known regarding infection by the novel virus in pregnant women. We herein present a case of COVID-19 confirmed in a woman delivering a neonate who was negative for SARS-CoV-2 and related it to a review of the literature on pregnant women and human coronavirus infections.
CASE SUMMARY
The patient was a 36-year-old pregnant woman in her third trimester who had developed progressive clinical symptoms when she was confirmed as infected with SARS-CoV-2. Given the potential risks for both the pregnant woman and the fetus, an emergency cesarean section was performed, and the baby and his mother were separately quarantined and cared for. As a result, the baby currently shows no signs of SARS-CoV-2 infection (his lower respiratory tract samples were negative for the virus), while the mother completely recovered from COVID-19.
CONCLUSION
Although we presented a single case, the successful result is of great significance for pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection and with respect to fully understanding novel coronavirus pneumonia.
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