Clinical characteristics and intrauterine vertical transmission potential of coronavirus disease 2019 infection in 9 pregnant women: a retrospective review of medical records

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¹ Department of Obstetrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University Changsha, Changsha 410008, Hunan, China; Hunan Engineering Research Center of Early Life Development and Disease Prevention, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
² Department of Obstetrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University Changsha, Changsha 410008, Hunan, China; Hunan Engineering Research Center of Early Life Development and Disease Prevention, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China. Electronic address: 1471674914@qq.com.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.08.059. Epub 2020 Aug 25.

¹ Department of Obstetrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University Changsha, Changsha 410008, Hunan, China; Hunan Engineering Research Center of Early Life Development and Disease Prevention, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
² Department of Obstetrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University Changsha, Changsha 410008, Hunan, China; Hunan Engineering Research Center of Early Life Development and Disease Prevention, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China. Electronic address: 1471674914@qq.com.

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