J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med
December 2022
Objective: The rate of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from mothers to infants in the peri- and post-natal period remains an area of ongoing investigation. This study aims to determine rates of development of clinically significant COVID-19 disease within 1 month among infants born to symptomatic and asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 positive mothers.
Materials And Methods: This was a single-center, retrospective cohort study of all infants born to SARS-CoV-2 positive mothers who were admitted to the Well Baby Nursery (WBN) at New York University Langone Hospital-Brooklyn from 23 March-23 September 2020.