One Pregnant Woman with COVID-19 Confirmed in Daegu Gives Birth... Newborn Tests Negative
[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] A newborn baby born to a pregnant woman diagnosed with the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) tested negative in diagnostic tests.
According to Daegu City on the 8th, as of midnight, among the 5,378 confirmed cases in the region, there are 6 pregnant women and 1 woman in labor.
The woman in labor gave birth on the 6th of this month at Fatima Hospital, designated as a delivery medical institution. The newborn tested negative for COVID-19.
All 6 pregnant women are staying either at home or at a residential treatment center in Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk. It is known that all pregnant women have mild symptoms and no particular problems.
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Health authorities believe that there is no 'vertical transmission' of COVID-19 from mother to fetus. Kim Shin-woo, head of the Infectious Disease Control Support Group of Daegu City, said, "Pregnant women are worried, but there is data showing that when 9 infected pregnant women in Wuhan, China gave birth, there were no particular problems," and added, "Although COVID-19 is not yet fully understood, there have been no special reports related to pregnant women such as malformations or stillbirths."
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