A study of 101 newborns in New York City hospitals published yesterday in JAMA Pediatrics found no evidence of transmission of COVID-19 from infected mothers to their babies when basic infection-control protocols were followed, while a small Italian study suggests that coronavirus genetic material may pass from mother to fetus in utero.No signs or symptoms in infantsThe first study involved obtaining 141 test results from the newborns, including one set of twins, admitted to two hospitals at a large academic medical center in New York City from Mar 13 to Apr 24.Seventy-six mothers, who were required to wear face coverings, stayed with their babies in private rooms, while mothers of the 19 newborns admitted to the neonatal intensive unit