In a research letter today in JAMA, Chinese researchers say that they can't rule out mother-to-baby COVID-19 transmission in three infected newborns, indicating the need for increased vigilance before and after delivery.Meanwhile, an observational cohort study yesterday in The Lancet Infectious Diseases presents evidence that children may be more likely than adults to spread coronavirus because their often-asymptomatic illness makes infections harder to identify.Mother-infant spread possible in 3 casesThe JAMA letter details a cohort study of 33 newborns of women with COVID-19–related pneumonia in Wuhan, China.
Three (9%) of the newborns had coronavirus-related pneumonia on chest x-ray but later recovered."Because strict infection control