Evaluating Vertical Transmission of COVID-19 from Mothers to Neonates: An Iranian Case Series of 8 Patients

Shobo Sheikhahmadi; Shirin Behzadi; Avat karimi; Farima Zakaryaei

doi:10.34172/aim.2021.58

Arch Iran Med. 2021;24(5): 405-408.
doi: 10.34172/aim.2021.58

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COVID-19

Case Series

Evaluating Vertical Transmission of COVID-19 from Mothers to Neonates: An Iranian Case Series of 8 Patients

Shobo Sheikhahmadi ¹, Shirin Behzadi ², Avat karimi ², Farima Zakaryaei ³^*

¹ NICU, Besat Hospital, Sanandaj, Iran
² Department of Pediatrics, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran

*Corresponding Author: *Corresponding Author: Farima Zakaryaei, MD; Medical Doctor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran. Email: , Email: farima0258@gmail.com

Abstract

The coronavirus epidemic first broke out in China in 2019 and spread around the world. Not only the signs, symptoms, and outcomes of the coronavirus in neonates, but also its vertical transmission risks are still unknown. This case series presents eight neonates born to mothers with COVID-19 and two neonates with this infection.

Keywords: Coronavirus, Iran, Neonates

Cite this article as: Sheikhahmadi S, Behzadi S, Karimi A, Zakaryaei F. Evaluating Vertical Transmission of COVID-19 from Mothers to Neonates: An Iranian Case Series of 8 Patients. Arch Iran Med. Arch Iran Med. 2021;24(5):405-408. doi: 10.34172/aim.2021.58