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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Under 2% of Babies Born to Mothers with Covid Get Infected

A newborn at a hospital. AFP file photo

Under two percent of babies born to mothers with Covid-19 then test positive for the virus, a comprehensive study found Wednesday, with researchers hailing the "hugely reassuring" news for parents.

The analysis published in the BMJ medical journal reviewed nearly 500 previous studies involving almost 29,000 mothers, offering the most sweeping insight yet into the risk of transmitting coronavirus during pregnancy.

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