In a small study, most women who contracted the virus still delivered healthy babies.
A small new study found signs of damage to the placenta in pregnant women with COVID-19 but it’s far too early to say whether this damage actually affects birth outcomes. Most women with the novel coronavirus who had these abnormalities gave birth to healthy babies atterm.
The study researchers examined placentas from 16 pregnant women who tested positive for COVID-19, and found that the placentas contained blood clots and showed signs of abnormal blood flow between mother and baby.However, the study does not prove that COVID-19 was behind these abnormalities with the placenta. Indeed, nearly half of pregnant women without COVID-19 who had their placentas examined for other reasons also show such signs of injury.
