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