Vertical Transmission Of Coronavirus Disease 2019: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Rna On The Fetal Side Of The Placenta In Pregnancies With Coronavirus Disease 2019-Positive Mothers And Neonates At Birth

Vertical transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus responsible for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is still a controversial issue and studies on transplacental transmission correlations are still limited. We report on our experience with placental SARS-CoV-2 markers of infection in a series of mothers who received a diagnosis of COVID-19 in their third trimester of pregnancy.