TY - JOUR
T1 - Safety of breast/chest-feeding by those infected by SARS-CoV-2
AU - Powell, Rebecca L.R.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) funding # R01AI158214.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. All rights reserved.
PY - 2022/3/1
Y1 - 2022/3/1
N2 - Purpose of reviewOne important question from the outset of the pandemic has been whether a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-infected person's milk might be a vehicle for SARS-CoV-2 transmission. This review summarizes the most recent data on this topic.Recent findingsA SARS-CoV-2 sIgA response in milk after infection is very common. To date, there has been no evidence that SARS-CoV-2 transmits via human milk. Though viral RNA has been identified in a minority of milk samples studied, infectious virus particles have not.SummaryThe highly dominant transmission route for SARS-CoV-2 is via inhalation of respiratory droplets containing virus particles. Other routes of transmission are possible, including fecal-oral, trans-placental, and to a much lesser extent, via a contaminated surface. SARS-CoV-2 cannot transmit via human milk. There is no evidence that infants should be separated from SARS-CoV-2-infected mothers who are well enough to establish or continue breastfeeding.
AB - Purpose of reviewOne important question from the outset of the pandemic has been whether a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-infected person's milk might be a vehicle for SARS-CoV-2 transmission. This review summarizes the most recent data on this topic.Recent findingsA SARS-CoV-2 sIgA response in milk after infection is very common. To date, there has been no evidence that SARS-CoV-2 transmits via human milk. Though viral RNA has been identified in a minority of milk samples studied, infectious virus particles have not.SummaryThe highly dominant transmission route for SARS-CoV-2 is via inhalation of respiratory droplets containing virus particles. Other routes of transmission are possible, including fecal-oral, trans-placental, and to a much lesser extent, via a contaminated surface. SARS-CoV-2 cannot transmit via human milk. There is no evidence that infants should be separated from SARS-CoV-2-infected mothers who are well enough to establish or continue breastfeeding.
KW - coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
KW - human milk
KW - lactation
KW - secretory IgA
KW - severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
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U2 - 10.1097/MCO.0000000000000816
DO - 10.1097/MCO.0000000000000816
M3 - Review article
C2 - 34966113
AN - SCOPUS:85124056576
SN - 1363-1950
VL - 25
SP - 129
EP - 132
JO - Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care
JF - Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care
IS - 2
ER -