SARS-CoV-2 infections among neonates born to pregnant people with SARS-CoV-2 infection: Maternal, pregnancy and birth characteristics.
Emily O'Malley OlsenNicole M RothKathryn AveniPauline SantosLindsey SizemoreUmme-Aiman HalaiEirini NestoridiJerusha Elana BartonEvan MobleySamantha SiebmanChris FussmanDeborah MbothaPaula DzimiraKristin M SilcoxSalma KhuwajaDanacamile RoscomMamie LushSarah ChicchellyCamille Delgado-LópezLevi SchlosserJennifer ReadSascha R EllingtonAron J HallSuzanne M GilboaVan T TongKate R WoodworthPublished in: Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology (2022)
Jurisdictions reported SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR results for only 13% of neonates known to be born to people with SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy. These results provide evidence of neonatal infection identified through multi-state systematic surveillance data collection and describe characteristics of neonates with SARS-CoV-2 infection. While perinatal SARS-CoV-2 infection was uncommon among tested neonates born to people with SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy, nearly all cases of tested neonatal infection occurred in pregnant people infected around the time of delivery and was more frequent among neonates born preterm. These findings support the recommendation for neonatal SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR testing, especially for people with acute infection around the time of delivery.