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Review
. 2020 Sep 7;91(3):e2020041.
doi: 10.23750/abm.v91i3.9795.

Intrauterine transmission of COVID-19 in Pregnancy: case report and review of literature

Deena Elkafrawi  1 , Julie Joseph  2 , Antonio Schiattarella  3 , Brian Rodriguez  4 , Giovanni Sisti  5
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Review

Intrauterine transmission of COVID-19 in Pregnancy: case report and review of literature

Deena Elkafrawi et al. Acta Biomed. .

Abstract

We report the first case of SARS-CoV-2 pregnancy in the U.S. Our literature review highlights the rarity of COVID-19 intrauterine transmission and the need for clinicians to promptly test neonates born to SARS-CoV-2 positive mothers at delivery for COVID-19. It is imperative to establish the real risk of intrauterine transmission and to develop appropriate preventive and treatment strategies.

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Each author declares that he or she has no commercial associations (e.g. consultancies, stock ownership, equity interest, patent/licensing arrangement etc.) that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted article

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