COVID-19 from pregnant mothers to their babies are rare and should not spark undue concern, experts said on Tuesday after a case study was published suggesting the novel coronavirus may be able to cross the placenta.The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, described a case in France where the COVID-19-causing virus was found in the blood of a baby born prematurely to a 23-year-old mother who was diagnosed with the pandemic disease in March.
Effects of coronavirus on pregnancy still mostly unknown, Canadian researchers say The detection of the virus in placental tissue, as well as in the mother’s and baby’s blood, suggests that “transplacental transmission of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) may be possible,”.