COVID-19 - guidance for neonatal settings, RCPCH (updated 13th July 2020)

Recent UK data confirm earlier evidence suggesting that vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is probable, although the rate is low. In the recent 2 External 0 0 0 UKOSS false https://www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/downloads/files/ukoss/annual-reports/UKOSS%20COVID-19%20Paper%20pre-print%20draft%2011-05-20.pdf true false%> study of pregnant women admitted to hospital with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection 243/427 women had given birth. 63 (26%) women delivered preterm; 46 of these babies required admission to a NNU of which five (0.02% of all live births) were extremely preterm (
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