Table 2

Clinical care received and outcomes following neonatal SARS-CoV-2 infection during the dominant circulating variant periods

All variants
N (%)*
Wildtype N (%)*Alpha
N (%)*
Delta
N (%)*
Omicron N (%)*
Total cases3441461235718
Transmission
 Maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection at birth133 (38.7)45 (30.8)54 (43.9)25 (43.9)9 (50.0)
 Suspected nosocomial transmission27 (7.8)18 (12.3)3 (2.4)4 (7.0)2 (11.1)
Highest level of care
 Intensive care75 (21.8)23 (15.8)18 (14.6)28 (49.1)6 (33.3)
 Non-intensive care269 (78.2)123 (84.2)105 (85.4)29 (50.9)12 (66.7)
Required respiratory support
 Yes153 (44.7)55 (37.9)46 (37.7)42 (73.7)10 (55.6)
 No189 (55.3)90 (62.1)76 (62.3)15 (26.3)8 (44.4)
 Missing21100
Neonatal outcome
 Discharged home322 (93.6)137 (93.8)119 (96.8)50 (87.7)16 (88.9)
 Transferred to another site/still admitted11 (3.2)7 (4.8)3 (2.4)1 (1.8)0 (0)
 Died11 (3.2)2 (1.4)1 (0.8)6 (10.5)2 (11.1)
 Death related to SARS-CoV-240040
  • *Percentage of those with complete data.