Can a pregnant woman spread the coronavirus to her fetus?
It’s possible, but it seems to be relatively rare and scientists think they know why that is.
Many viruses can cross the placenta and infect a fetus in the womb, reports Huffpost.
Researchers in Italy studied 31 women with COVID-19 who delivered babies in March and April.
They found COVID in several samples of umbilical cord blood, the placenta and, in one case, breast milk.
But this sort of testing can just detect bits of genetic material, not if the virus is causing infection.
