Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 through breast milk and breastfeeding: a living systematic review.

ABSTRACT: The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by infection with a novel coronavirus strain, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). At present, there is limited information on potential transmission of the infection from mother to child, particularly through breast milk and breastfeeding. Here, we provide a living systematic review to capture information that might necessitate changes in the guidance on breast milk and breastfeeding given the uncertainty in this area. Our search retrieved 19,414 total records; 605 were considered for full-text eligibility and no ongoing trials were identified. Our review includes 340 records, 37 with breast milk samples and 303 without. The 37 articles with analyzed breast milk samples reported on 77 mothers who we

SUBMITTER: Centeno-Tablante E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7970667 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature