Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in milk produced by women with COVID-19 and follow-up of their infants: A preliminary study.

Talat KilicSebnem KilicNurcan Kırıcı BerberAyten GunduzYasemin Ersoy

Published in: International journal of clinical practice (2021)

To our knowledge, this is the first case series with the largest number of cases with SARS-CoV-2 RNA positivity in human milk samples of mothers with COVID-19. However, we believe that the benefits of breastfeeding may outweigh the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in infants.

Keyphrases

sars cov
human milk
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
low birth weight
preterm infants
coronavirus disease
healthcare
nucleic acid