A woman in Israel has suffered a stillbirth after her foetus contracted coronavirus in the womb. Officials said the foetus was also found to be infected with the virus after the mother tested positive. Doctors at the hospital, near Tel Aviv, reportedly found the unborn child had died in the womb after the mother suffered a two-day fever. Doctors at the Assuta Hospital in Ashdod said the stillbirth was highly likely to have died from the coronavirus infection. “This is a rare occurrence because a baby is usually infected with coronavirus after birth, as a result of contact with the mother.

Source: Daily Mirror February 28, 2021 22:59 UTC