Infection COVID-19 : impact en néonatologie

Epidemiological data show that the newborn population seems relatively spared from the virus. The mode of transmission from mother to child is mostly horizontal in the postnatal period. Vertical antepartum or perpartum transmission has been described but its incidence appears to be rare. Transmission through breast milk has not been demonstrated. Maternal infection with the virus during pregnancy is the cause of an increase in prematurity without any apparent associated specific neonatal morbidity. Neonatal infection with SARS-Cov 2 is uncommon and generally mild or asymptomatic. Slightly severe respiratory or digestive symptoms have been reported, most often with a spontaneous favorable outcome.