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COVID-19 and breastfeeding: can SARS-CoV-2 be spread through lactation?
SARS-CoV-2 is a new betacoronavirus that was first reported in the Hubei province, China, in December 2019. The virus is likely transmitted through air droplets. However, there are reported cases where SARS-CoV-2-RNA was found in other samples, such as blood or stool. Nonetheless, there is limited i...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8570917/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34754901 http://dx.doi.org/10.15190/d.2021.11 |
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author | Florea, Radu Marian Sultana, Camelia Madalina |
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description | SARS-CoV-2 is a new betacoronavirus that was first reported in the Hubei province, China, in December 2019. The virus is likely transmitted through air droplets. However, there are reported cases where SARS-CoV-2-RNA was found in other samples, such as blood or stool. Nonetheless, there is limited information concerning the presence of viral RNA in pregnancy-related samples, specifically breast milk. However unlikely, there is still uncertainty regarding the possibility of vertical transmission from mother to infant through breastfeeding. This review aims to synthetize the literature written so far on this topic. Despite not being extensively researched, vertical transmission through breast milk seems unlikely. Case series showed that milk samples from mothers with COVID-19 were almost entirely negative. So far, there have been only 9 recorded cases of viral shedding in milk samples, uncertain however of the viability of the particles. Furthermore, WHO and UNICEF strongly encourage commencing breastfeeding after parturition, underlining the benefits of lactation. Moreover, some studies have proven the existence of IgG and IgA anti-SARS-CoV-2-antibodies in the maternal milk that could possibly play an important part in the neonate’s protection against the virus. Vertical transmission through lactation seems unlikely, most studies pointing towards the safety of breastfeeding. However, further larger-scale studies need to be performed in order to clarify a yet uncertain matter. |
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spelling | pubmed-85709172021-11-08 COVID-19 and breastfeeding: can SARS-CoV-2 be spread through lactation? Florea, Radu Marian Sultana, Camelia Madalina Discoveries (Craiova) Review Article SARS-CoV-2 is a new betacoronavirus that was first reported in the Hubei province, China, in December 2019. The virus is likely transmitted through air droplets. However, there are reported cases where SARS-CoV-2-RNA was found in other samples, such as blood or stool. Nonetheless, there is limited information concerning the presence of viral RNA in pregnancy-related samples, specifically breast milk. However unlikely, there is still uncertainty regarding the possibility of vertical transmission from mother to infant through breastfeeding. This review aims to synthetize the literature written so far on this topic. Despite not being extensively researched, vertical transmission through breast milk seems unlikely. Case series showed that milk samples from mothers with COVID-19 were almost entirely negative. So far, there have been only 9 recorded cases of viral shedding in milk samples, uncertain however of the viability of the particles. Furthermore, WHO and UNICEF strongly encourage commencing breastfeeding after parturition, underlining the benefits of lactation. Moreover, some studies have proven the existence of IgG and IgA anti-SARS-CoV-2-antibodies in the maternal milk that could possibly play an important part in the neonate’s protection against the virus. Vertical transmission through lactation seems unlikely, most studies pointing towards the safety of breastfeeding. However, further larger-scale studies need to be performed in order to clarify a yet uncertain matter. Applied Systems srl 2021-06-30 /pmc/articles/PMC8570917/ /pubmed/34754901 http://dx.doi.org/10.15190/d.2021.11 Text en Copyright © 2021, Florea RM et al., Applied Systems and Discoveries Journals. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This article is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and it is not used for commercial purposes. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Florea, Radu Marian Sultana, Camelia Madalina COVID-19 and breastfeeding: can SARS-CoV-2 be spread through lactation? |
title | COVID-19 and breastfeeding: can SARS-CoV-2 be spread through lactation? |
title_full | COVID-19 and breastfeeding: can SARS-CoV-2 be spread through lactation? |
title_fullStr | COVID-19 and breastfeeding: can SARS-CoV-2 be spread through lactation? |
title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 and breastfeeding: can SARS-CoV-2 be spread through lactation? |
title_short | COVID-19 and breastfeeding: can SARS-CoV-2 be spread through lactation? |
title_sort | covid-19 and breastfeeding: can sars-cov-2 be spread through lactation? |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8570917/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34754901 http://dx.doi.org/10.15190/d.2021.11 |
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