Babies born to COVID-19 mothers in Peru test negative for virus

The births took place days apart and a multidisciplinary team of health professionals, including gynecologists, obstetricians, epidemiologists, and nurses, among others, were involved in the caesarean births and the care of the mothers.

Lima: Two babies born to mothers who tested positive for the coronavirus in Peru have tested negative for COVID-19.

Doctors have attributed that to strict biosecurity protocols used at the Edgardo Rebagliati Martins National Hospital where the babies were born in late March.

The births took place days apart and a multidisciplinary team of health professionals, including gynecologists, obstetricians, epidemiologists, and nurses, among others, were involved in the caesarean births and the care of the mothers.

The first baby was born at 32 weeks, weighing 1 kilo, 77 grams on March 27th, while the second was delivered at 38 weeks, weighing 3 kilos 300 grams on March 31st.

The mothers are still hospitalized for treating coronavirus.

The first swab test on the newborns were negative for the coronavirus. Medical staff are waiting for the results of the second swab tests.

The Rebagliati Hospital has an exclusive area to care for patients who are infected with coronavirus.