Is SARS-CoV-2 Transmitted Through Breastfeeding?

There are concerns regarding the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from mother to child during this COVID pandemic. This descriptive study was done to check the possible transmission of the virus through breastfeeding in the Indian context. RT-qPCR for SARS...

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Published in:Indian journal of pediatrics 2021-08, Vol.88 (8), p.800-801
Main Authors: Thanigainathan, S., Kaliyaperumal, Venkatesh, Sivanandan, Sindhu, Rengaraj, Sasirekha, Dhodapkar, Rahul, Bethou, Adhisivam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Breast Feeding
Child
Clinical Brief
COVID-19
Female
Gynecology
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mothers
Pediatrics
SARS-CoV-2
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Summary:There are concerns regarding the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from mother to child during this COVID pandemic. This descriptive study was done to check the possible transmission of the virus through breastfeeding in the Indian context. RT-qPCR for SARS-CoV-2 was done in breast milk samples from 30 COVID-positive mothers. Paired oropharyngeal swabs of the same neonates were also sent for RT-PCR at 48 h and on day 5 of life. All the breast milk samples were negative for SARS-CoV-2 except one. A repeat sample of breast milk from the same mother was also negative when rechecked the next day. All the paired neonatal oropharyngeal swabs were also negative for SARS-CoV-2. The authors could not find evidence for transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from mother to child through breastmilk in the population studied.
ISSN:0019-5456
0973-7693
0973-7693
DOI:10.1007/s12098-021-03681-0