Maternal SARS-CoV-2 Infection at Delivery Increases IL-6 Concentration in Umbilical Cord Blood.

Katarzyna Kosińska Kaczyńska Beata RebizantHanna Czeszko-PaprockaAgata BojdoMaciej PrzybylskiKatarzyna ChaberekAgnieszka LewandowskaIwona SzymusikRobert Brawura-Biskupski-Samaha

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2023)

Maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnant women at delivery increases umbilical cord blood IL-6 concentration. The correlation between maternal and umbilical blood concentrations indicates a possibility of passage of IL-6 through the placenta. Perinatal alterations resulting from maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection at delivery carry a risk of impacting the health of infants even in asymptomatic course of infection.

Keyphrases

umbilical cord
mesenchymal stem cells
pregnant women
pregnancy outcomes
birth weight
healthcare
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
mental health
weight gain
risk assessment
climate change
social media