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There is no shortage of reasons forworry about coronavirusBut a new study found a particularly troubling cause of alarm - especially if you are pregnant. Researchers from Milan, Italy found evidence suggesting that coronavirus-infected pregnant women may be able to transmit it to their fetuses via the placenta.

According to CNN, the study observed31 cases of pregnant covidants patientsand found that two of theNewborns tested positive for coronavirus at the delivery. Although the number of infected babies were low, this discovery indicates that mother-fetus transmission is possible. "It's the first ringtone that should raise awareness about a topic that is not really well studied," saidClaudio FeniziaAn Assistant Professor of Immunology at the University of Milan, who directed the study.

The research team also observed that in cases of positive transmission, the placentas were inflamedA symptom of infection. Coronavirus and antibodies have also been found in umbilical cord blood and mother-breast milk. Seven of the mothers whose babies were not infected with coronavirus have always transmitted the antibodies.

Due to the small size of the initial study, researchers suggested that more studies should be completed to inform patient care. This new insight is just a more complicated element of how pregnancies can be affected by the virus: other studies have found that mothers could have an increased risk of serious and discovered illness.abnormal blood flow in the placenta Even in cases where babies are finally uninfected.

Fortunately, the two babies infected with the virus have made quick overlays, with one of the two newborns recovering a few days after birth, suggesting that it was alreadyAntibody And fight the virus at Utero. Both babies were infected late in pregnancies and there were no subsequent development problems associated with their diseases. And to learn more about how Covid changes pregnancy as we know, checkThe coronavirus shockingly could affect the next generation.