ICMR pointed out that health care practitioners should immediately
create an isolation facility for pregnant mothers with Covid-19 and should
follow the national protocol.
According to the Indian
Council of Medical Research (ICMR), there is a possibility of transmission
of coronavirus from a pregnant mother to a newborn baby. However, the
proportion of pregnancies affected and the significance to the newborn is yet
to be determined, ICMR said on Monday.
The available scientific evidence suggests that transmission of the virus can happen to a baby before the birth, while it is in the mother's womb, or during delivery from an infected pregnant mother. However, the country's top medical research body added that at present, there are no recorded cases of breast milk being tested positive for Covid-19.
Issuing guidance
for the management of pregnant women during the Covid-19 pandemic, ICMR said,
"There are reports of Covid-19 pneumonia in pregnancy which are milder and
have a good recovery. Also, there are case reports of pre-term birth in women
with Covid-19, but it is unclear whether the pre-term birth was always
iatrogenic, or whether some were spontaneous."
"A registry
for all women admitted with confirmed Covid-19 infection in pregnancy should be
maintained. Maternal and neonatal records including outcome should be completed
in detail and preserved for analysis in the future," according to the
ICMR.
"With regard
to vertical transmission (transmission from mother to baby antenatally or
intrapartum), emerging evidence now suggests that vertical transmission is
probable, although the proportion of pregnancies affected and the significance
to the neonate has yet to be determined."
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