Vaginal delivery report of a healthy neonate born to a convalescent mother with COVID‐19
Xiali Xiong, Hong Wei, Zhihong Zhang, Jing Chang, Xiaopeng Ma, Xiang Gao, Qiang Chen, Qiumei Pang
Abstract
The outbreak of the infection of 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID--19) has become a challenging public health threat worldwide. Limited data are available for pregnant women with COVID-19 pneumonia. We report a case of a convalescing pregnant woman diagnosed with COVID-19 infection 37 days before delivery in the third trimester. A live birth without severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection was performed successfully via the vagina. The findings from our case indicate that there is no intrauterine transmission in this woman who developed COVID-19 pneumonia in late pregnancy.
Topics & Concepts
PregnancyPneumoniaMedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)OutbreakVaginal deliveryTransmission (telecommunications)VaginaCoronavirusObstetricsVirologySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Public healthPediatricsDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)Internal medicineSurgeryBiologyPathologyElectrical engineeringEngineeringGeneticsCOVID-19 Impact on ReproductionCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsMaternal and fetal healthcare