COVID-19 and Lactating Mothers

University of Rochester

Status: Completed

Conditions: Coronavirus Infection

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT04558320

STUDY00004889

3U01AI131344-04S1 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine if there may be COVID-19 virus in various samples collected from mothers and infants.

Enrollment: 76 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1+ day old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Currently lactating mother:

  • English-speaking
  • greater than or equal to 18 years of age
  • Assigned female at birth (AFAB)
  • Having a positive COVID-19 test within 14 days

• Child:

  • Infants younger than or equal to 6 months of age, exclusively or partially human milk fed, sourced from mother. Infants who are fed both directly at the breast and exclusively fed mother's milk via bottle will be included

Exclusion criteria

• Non-English speaking