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Baby infected with COVID-19 in the womb: Study – The Jakarta Post – Jakarta Post

Doctors in France have described what they said was the first confirmed case of a newborn infected in the womb with COVID-19 by the mother.

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Doctors in France have described what they said was the first confirmed case of a newborn infected in the womb with COVID-19 by the mother.
The baby boy, born in March, suffered brain swelling and neurological symptoms linked to COVID-19 in adults, but has since recovered, they reported Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications. 
Earlier research had pointed to the likely transmission of the virus from mother to fetus, but the study offers the first solid evidence, said senior author Daniel…

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