 Very limited COVID-19-specific data on fetal growth after maternal infection are available. Suboptimal fetal growth due to placental insufficiency is plausible because maternal COVID-19 has been associated with uteroplacental vascular malperfusion, including acute and chronic intervillous inflammation, focal avascular villi, and thrombi in larger fetal vessels in the chorionic plate and stem villi

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A study of nine pregnant women infected with COVID-19 and exhibiting symptoms showed that none of their babies were affected by the virus. The virus was not present in amniotic fluid, the babies’ throats, or in breast milk. Another study with 38 women showed that none of their babies were infected. However, a case report analyzing 33 pregnant women infected with SARS-CoV-2 found that three of their newborns were also infected and had clinical signs of COVID-19.

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Berghella, V. (2020, July 24). Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Pregnancy issues. Retrieved July 29, 2020, from https://www.uptodate.com/contents/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pregnancy-issues

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