Published 16:57 IST, June 16th 2020

Study suggests coronavirus spread from mother to baby uncommon during delivery

The study contradicted some earlier claims by scientists who suggested mothers have cesarean and go into isolation right after giving birth.

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A new study has found that it is rare for newborns to contract COVID-19 from ir mors as suggested earlier by scientists. new study published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, said that babies that are born vaginally and are breastfed have greater risk of getting infected than those who are born through caesarean process. study contricted some earlier claims by scientists who suggested mors have caesarean and go into isolation right after giving birth to reduce risk of mor-baby coronavirus spre.

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Scientists h earlier issued guidelines that suggested C-section delivery for mors and formula feed for babies in order to reduce risk of COVID-19 transmission from parents. However, as per new analysis published in study, only 2.7 percent of babies delivered vaginally contracted coronavirus in contrast to a 5.3 percent transmission rate in c-section deliveries. research analysed 666 babies and 655 mors from 49 different studies into matter. 

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Similar claims by ar study

Ar study from Spain suggested that women who go for caesarean delivery rar than rmal vaginal delivery are more prone to getting infected by virus. study said that 13.5% percent of 37 women who went for C-section deliveries were mitted to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after giving birth. While only 5 percent of women who gave birth vaginally developed a need for oxygen. 

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16:57 IST, June 16th 2020