: We report a case of SARS-CoV-2 vertical transmission through the placenta in a neonate whose mother had non-M3 acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that was complicated with Covid-19 in the last trimester. Viral load in nasopharyngeal swabs from mother and neonate were high. Real-time PCR of the fetal side of the placenta was positive for SARS-CoV-2, which makes it possible to consider this case as a congenital case of SARS-CoV-2 infection that is transmitted through vertical transmission.

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the body parts [1][2][3][4]. However, in some conditions the child's development velocity is lower than his or her physical growth. Developmental delay is seen even in children who appear to be healthy according to their appropriate and regular physical growth [5][6][7]. Developmental delay is a common problem in infancy and childhood period which occurs in 10% to 15 % of