Perinatal Maternal-Fetal/Neonatal Transmission of COVID-19: A Guide to Safe Maternal and Neonatal Care in the Era of COVID-19 and Physical Distancing
NeoReviews · 2020
An early-pandemic clinical guide to COVID-19 in pregnant women and newborns, including what was known about transmission.
Research question
What was known about COVID-19 presentation, diagnosis and outcomes in pregnancy and the newborn period, and about maternal-fetal transmission?
Clinical & scientific significance
Provided early guidance for safe maternal and neonatal care during physical-distancing measures.
Key findings reported in the paper
- The abstract describes the review's scope; specific conclusions are in the full text, which is not summarized here.
Objectives
To summarize clinical presentation, diagnosis and outcomes and discuss potential maternal-fetal and maternal-neonatal transmission.
Methods
Narrative review (NeoReviews, December 2020).
The abstract describes only the scope of this review; no specific conclusions are summarized here.
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Authors
Altendahl M, Afshar Y, de St Maurice A, Fajardo V, Chu A
Citation
Perinatal Maternal-Fetal/Neonatal Transmission of COVID-19: A Guide to Safe Maternal and Neonatal Care in the Era of COVID-19 and Physical Distancing. Neoreviews. 2020; 21(12):e783-e794. doi:10.1542/neo.21-12-e783. PMID: 33262205.
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