Objective To report mode of delivery and immediate neonatal outcome in women infected with COVID-19. Design Retrospective study. Setting Twelve hospitals in northern Italy. Participants Pregnant women with COVID-19-confirmed infection who delivered. Exposure COVID 19 infection in pregnancy. Conclusions Although postpartum infection cannot be excluded with 100% certainty, these findings suggest that vaginal delivery is associated with a low risk of intrapartum SARS-Cov-2 transmission to the newborn.
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