Sushma Malik, Suchitra Surve, Poonam Wade, Santosh Kondekar, Vishal Sawant, Murtuja Shaikh, Periyasamy Kuppusamy, Ramesh Bharmal, Smita D Mahale, Deepak N Modi, Rahul K Gajbhiye
INTRODUCTION: We describe the clinical characteristics, management, and short-term outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 neonates born to mothers with COVID-19 in a tertiary care hospital in Mumbai, India. METHODS: The study is a retrospective analysis of 524 neonates born to mothers with COVID-19 admitted from 14th April 2020 to 31st July 2020. RESULTS: SARS-CoV-2 infection was detected in 6.3% of the newborns of the mothers with COVID-19. No significant differences were observed between maturity at gestation, birth weight and sex of SARS-CoV-2 infected and noninfected newborns...
July 2, 2021: Journal of Tropical Pediatrics