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BMJ Case Rep
. 2020 Jun 30;13(6):e235581.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-235581.
No Evidence of Vertical Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 After Induction of Labour in an Immune-Suppressed SARS-CoV-2-positive Patient
Koen Grimminck[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Lindy Anne Maria Santegoets[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Frederike Charlotte Siemens[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Pieter Leendert Alex Fraaij[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Irwin Karl Marcel Reiss[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Sam Schoenmakers[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
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Abstract
We present a case of a 38+1 weeks pregnant patient (G1P0) with a proven COVID-19 infection, who was planned for induction of labour because of pre-existent hypertension, systemic lupus erythematosus, respiratory problem of coughing and mild dyspnoea without fever during the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. To estimate the risk of vertical transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome CoronaVirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) during labour and delivery, we collected oropharyngeal, vaginal, urinary, placental and neonatal PCRs for SARS-CoV-2 during the period of admission. All PCRs, except for the oropharyngeal, were negative and vertical transmission was not observed. Labour and delivery were uncomplicated and the patient and neonate were discharged the next day. We give a short overview of the known literature about SARS-CoV-2-related infection during pregnancy, delivery and outcome of the neonate.
Keywords: global health; infectious diseases; materno-fetal medicine; pneumonia (infectious disease); pregnancy.
. 2020 Jun 30;13(6):e235581.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-235581.
No Evidence of Vertical Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 After Induction of Labour in an Immune-Suppressed SARS-CoV-2-positive Patient
Koen Grimminck[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Lindy Anne Maria Santegoets[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Frederike Charlotte Siemens[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Pieter Leendert Alex Fraaij[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Irwin Karl Marcel Reiss[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Sam Schoenmakers[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
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- PMID: 32606133
- DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-235581
Abstract
We present a case of a 38+1 weeks pregnant patient (G1P0) with a proven COVID-19 infection, who was planned for induction of labour because of pre-existent hypertension, systemic lupus erythematosus, respiratory problem of coughing and mild dyspnoea without fever during the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. To estimate the risk of vertical transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome CoronaVirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) during labour and delivery, we collected oropharyngeal, vaginal, urinary, placental and neonatal PCRs for SARS-CoV-2 during the period of admission. All PCRs, except for the oropharyngeal, were negative and vertical transmission was not observed. Labour and delivery were uncomplicated and the patient and neonate were discharged the next day. We give a short overview of the known literature about SARS-CoV-2-related infection during pregnancy, delivery and outcome of the neonate.
Keywords: global health; infectious diseases; materno-fetal medicine; pneumonia (infectious disease); pregnancy.