Detectable SARS-CoV-2 in Human Breast Milk: A Turkey Experience

Breastfeeding is considered the strongest postnatal bond between mother and baby best source of nutrition that has implications for infant health development. However, global COVID-19 epidemic process lack full understanding vertical transmission SARS-CoV-2 have significantly reduced breastfeeding practice. The aim this study to investigate presence virus in milk lactating mothers with disease provide scientific evidence on whether will be safe. For purpose, breast samples were collected from 60 women Şanlıurfa city Turkey, tested RNA by RT-PCRs. As a result analysis, was not detected any milk. According results obtained study, it concluded there no mother-to-child through can safely breastfeed their children process. We think possible more in-depth analyzes comprehensive studies fully understand transmitted infants