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A newborn in Gothenburg tested positive for COVID-19 on his first day of life. Stock Photography.
– My daughter was just one day old when it was established that she, like me, had covid, the mother tells SVT.
To make sure if the baby was born infected, a sample of the placenta must be taken, something that was not done in this case. But according to doctors at Östra Hospital, it is still likely that the child was infected at birth because the covid test was taken very close to birth.
Both mother and child are healthy today.
Earlier this week, it was reported that a boy was born in Skåne last year and was found to be already infected in the stomach.
– It’s very unusual. The reason for this is that the placenta (placenta) is an excellent barrier, Mehreen Zaigham, a doctor of gynecology at Skåne University Hospital, told TT earlier this week.
There are only a few previous cases in the world of children born with covid infection, described in scientific articles.
