Table 1.
Summary of the investigations performed on mother, placenta and newborn.
| MOTHER | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR | ||||
| Nasopharyngeal | Rectal and | Vaginal swab | Placental swab | Colostrum swab |
| swab | stool swabs | (maternal side) | ||
| During labor | Post-delivery | Post-delivery | At delivery | Post-delivery |
| Positive | Positive | Negative | Negative | Negative |
| NEWBORN | ||||
| SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR |
SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels |
|||
| Nasopharyngeal swab |
Placental swab (fetal side) |
Cord blood | ||
| NCU admission | At delivery | At delivery | ||
| 1st RT-PCR* | 2nd RT-PCR** | IgG | IgM | |
| Positive | Negative | Negative | Positive | Negative |
NCU: neonatal care unit; RT-PCR: reverse-transcriptase–polymerase-chain-reaction.
*
after sample collection **37 hours after sample collection.