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Covid-19: Study finds mother-to-baby infection rate low, indirect risk exists
mothers with Covid-19 can still suffer indirect adverse health risks as a result of worsening maternal illness due to the disease, a study says.Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Brigham, Women’s Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital reveal that "ours is the first study to dive into the risk factors for mother-to-newborn SARS-CoV-2 transmission."“We expected the mode of delivery and/or the degree of maternal illness to increase the risk of newborn infection, but were surprised to find that this was not the case."Examining neonatal outcomes during the first month of life for babies born at 11 hospitals that represent approximately 50 percent of all births in Massachusetts, the team identified 255