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Third of newborns with Covid infected before or during birth – study – The Guardian
Review of reported neonatal cases finds most babies with virus contract it in hospital
Nearly a third of coronavirus infections in newborn babies are picked up in the womb or from the mother during labour, a review of reported cases has found.
While Covid-19 is rare in newborns, doctors have been keen to understand the potential risks that babies face should tests reveal they have the infection soon after birth.
Doctors in France examined 176 published cases of neonatal coronavirus infections in which the infants tested positive at least once or were found to have antibodies aga…
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