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Using prenatal magnetic resonance imaging, a group of Medical University of Vienna, Austria, researchers examined the placentas and foetuses of women who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy, the study said
Attached to the uterine wall, this organ forms such a strong barrier against the coronavirus that only 3 per cent or fewer of foetuses whose mothers test positive for SARS-CoV-2 are also infected, the study said.But as the study shows, the placenta itself is not spared from complications caused by Covid-19.
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The researchers say placentas of pregnant women infected with SARS-CoV-2 should be examined after testing positive.