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Pune reports 1st vertical transmission of covid from mother to newborn baby

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PUNE : The first case of vertical transmission of COVID-19 from mother to a newborn baby was reported in Pune, according to a statement from Sassoon General Hospital, Pune."The department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Microbiology and Biochemistry at BJ Government Medical College, attached to Sassoon General Hospital, has reported the first case of vertical transmission of COVID causing severe disease in the newborn," said the Sassoon General Hospital, Pune.The hospital said the mother had tested negative for COVID-19 via RT-PCR test but "had evidence of COVID infection"."The mother tested negative for COVID by RT-PCR but had evidence of COVID infection by strong antibody response (antibody test).

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