Stillborn infant tests favorable for Covid after getting contaminated in womb

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    Medical staff work at the COVID-19 isolation ward of Meir Medical Center in Kfar Saba, near the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv, on September 9, 2020. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP) (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images)

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    Medics at the Meir Medical Center in Kfar Saba, Israel – where a stillborn infant checked favorable for Coivd Picture: Getty)

    A stillborn infant checked favorable for coronavirus after ending up being contaminated in the mom’s womb, according to reports in Israel.

    A lady who was struggling with Covid-19 signs and in the 36th week of her pregnancy reached the the Meir Medical Center in Kfar Saba, near Tel Aviv over the weekend.

    Doctors discovered the coming infant had actually passed away in the womb and subsequent tests revealed the fetus had actually contracted Covid.

    Doctors haven’t yet connected the death to the infection however the Times of Israel reported it was the 2nd such case in the nation in current weeks.

    Last week, another expectant mum, 29, lost her infant at 25 weeks. The lady was experiencing a fever and understood there was no foetal motion so went to health center.

    Tests later on exposed both the mom and fetus had actually contracted coronavirus and medics in this case stated there was a ‘high probability’ this was the reason for the fetus’ death.

    Dr. Tal Brosh, head of the Infectious Disease Department at the Assuta Hospital in Ashdod, informed the Ynet news website: ‘The fetus was contaminated through the placenta and with a really high degree of certainty, [we can say] passed away due to coronavirus.’

    Dr. Yossi Tobin, the director of the maternity ward at the health center stated: ‘This is an uncommon event since an infant is generally contaminated with coronavirus after birth, as an outcome of contact with the mom.

    A medical worker holds a patient's hand during physiotherapy to help with oxygen circulation at the COVID-19 isolation ward of Meir Medical Center in Kfar Saba, near the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv, on September 9, 2020. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP) (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images)

    Doctors haven’t yet had the ability to connect the fetus’ death with the infection (Picture: Getty)

    ‘The reality that we had the ability to discover that they were currently favorable in the womb suggests a high likelihood that [the fetus] passed away as an outcome of coronavirus.’

    Dr Brosh stated there were just a few documented cases worldwide of a mom contaminating a coming kid, with some cases reported in Brazil.

    It’s still presently uncertain just how much higher danger pregnant ladies are at getting seriously ill from Covid.

    There have actually been some examples of infants needing to be born too soon after expectant ladies fell ill.

    Medical staff work at the COVID-19 isolation ward of Meir Medical Center in Kfar Saba, near the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv, on September 9, 2020. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP) (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images)

    There have actually just been a couple of documented cases of moms contaminating coming kids (Picture: Getty)

    Countries have actually been reluctant to prioritise mums-to-be for the vaccine due to an absence of information from medical trials, unless the lady has a hidden condition.

    WHO guidance presently specifies: ‘We don’t have any particular factor to think there will specify threats that would exceed the advantages of vaccination for pregnant ladies.

    ‘For this reason, those pregnant women at high risk of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 (e.g. health workers) or who have comorbidities which add to their risk of severe disease, may be vaccinated in consultation with their health care provider.’

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