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

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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 were breastfeeding their children; among them, 19 of 77 children were confirmed COVID-19 cases based on RT-PCR assays, including 14 neonates and five older infants. Nine of the 68 analyzed breast milk samples from mothers with COVID-19 were positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA; of the exposed infants, four were positive and two were negative for COVID-19. Currently, there is no evidence of SARS-CoV-2 transmission through breast milk. Studies are needed with longer follow-up periods that collect data on infant feeding practices and on viral presence in breast milk.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:1484

Enthalten in:

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1484(2021), 1 vom: 28. Jan., Seite 32-54

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Centeno-Tablante, Elizabeth [VerfasserIn]
Medina-Rivera, Melisa [VerfasserIn]
Finkelstein, Julia L [VerfasserIn]
Rayco-Solon, Pura [VerfasserIn]
Garcia-Casal, Maria Nieves [VerfasserIn]
Rogers, Lisa [VerfasserIn]
Ghezzi-Kopel, Kate [VerfasserIn]
Ridwan, Pratiwi [VerfasserIn]
Peña-Rosas, Juan Pablo [VerfasserIn]
Mehta, Saurabh [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

2019 nCoV
Breast milk
Breastfeeding
COVID-19
Journal Article
Mother-to-child transmission
Novel coronavirus
Perinatal transmission
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Systematic Review
Vertical transmission

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Date Completed 01.02.2021

Date Revised 11.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/nyas.14477

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM314334327