University of Oxford

Academic Institute

Jennifer J Kurinczuk

The National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit

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So far we have very little information about how the SARS-CoV-2 virus affects mothers and newborn babies and it is not clear how best to care for the mothers and babies affected. So far we have very little information about how babies get SARS-CoV-2, whether it transmits from mothers to their babies while they are still pregnant, during labour and birth, or whether the infection occurs following birth. If we carry out research now, it will mean that we can start to give the best care to mothers and babies and the best advice to pregnant women about the effects of the coronavirus on them and their baby. This study focuses on collecting information about newborn babies who have the coronavirus or who are born to mothers who have tested positive for coronavirus. This information will help us to understand: How babies get SARS-CoV-2 What happens to babies when their mother has SARS-CoV-2 What treatments are effective in helping babies with SARS-CoV-2to get better What happens to babies in the longer term

REC reference: 20/NE/0107CAG reference: 20/CAG/0058

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