COVID During Pregnancy Poses Little Risk to Newborns, Research Shows

New data out of Sweden reveals no justification to separate newborns from mothers infected with COVID-19

Babies born to women who’ve had COVID-19 don’t need to be separated from their mothers. Syda Productions/Shutterstock

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been great concern about how to protect the most vulnerable—particularly newborns. In past pandemics, newborn babies and young people have been at an increased risk of disease and death.

This has probably influenced COVID-19 guidelines in hospitals and health care systems.