Anna Goulding, Fiona McQuaid, Laura Lindsay, Utkarsh Agrawal, Bonnie Auyeung, Clara Calvert, Jade Carruthers, Cheryl Denny, Jack Donaghy, Sam Hillman, Lisa Hopcroft, Leanne Hopkins, Colin McCowan, Terry McLaughlin, Emily Moore, Lewis Ritchie, Colin R Simpson, Bob Taylor, Lynda Fenton, Louisa Pollock, Chris Gale, Jennifer J Kurinczuk, Chris Robertson, Aziz Sheikh, Sarah Stock, Rachael Wood
OBJECTIVES: To examine neonates in Scotland aged 0-27 days with SARS-CoV-2 infection confirmed by viral testing; the risk of confirmed neonatal infection by maternal and infant characteristics; and hospital admissions associated with confirmed neonatal infections. DESIGN: Population-based cohort study. SETTING AND POPULATION: All live births in Scotland, 1 March 2020-31 January 2022. RESULTS: There were 141 neonates with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection over the study period, giving an overall infection rate of 153 per 100 000 live births (141/92 009, 0...
January 6, 2023: Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition