COVID-19 infection of the mother during pregnancy has the potential to infect the newborn via transmission.
Possible vertical transmission may either happen while the mother is pregnant or during and immediately after delivery of the baby
If COVID-19 has been confirmed in the mother, a swab of the respiratory tract of the newborn in the first and second 24-hour periods is recommended
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