Negative Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to Hand-Expressed Colostrum from SARS-CoV-2–Positive Mothers
Miguel Ángel Marín Gabriel, Ana María Malalana Martínez, María Eugenia Marín Martínez, Jorge Anel Pedroche
Abstract
In our study, breast milk was not a source of SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Hand expression (assuring that a mask is used and that appropriate hygienic measures are used for the hands and the breast), when direct breastfeeding is not possible, appears to be a safe way of feeding newborns of mothers with COVID-19.
Topics & Concepts
ColostrumMedicineBreastfeedingTransmission (telecommunications)ObstetricsBreast milkChildbirthBreast feedingSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PregnancyPediatricsImmunologyInternal medicineBiologyAntibodyBiochemistryDiseaseEngineeringElectrical engineeringInfectious disease (medical specialty)GeneticsCOVID-19 Impact on ReproductionCongenital Anomalies and Fetal SurgeryParvovirus B19 Infection Studies