• Aliye Bastug, Alireza Hanifehnezhad, Cüneyt Tayman, Aykut Ozkul, Orkun Ozbay, Sumeyye Kazancioglu, and Hurrem Bodur.
• Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, University of Health Sciences Turkey, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
• Breastfeed Med. 2020 Aug 1; 15 (8): 488-491.

Abstract Background: Limited data are available on the perinatal and postnatal transmission of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) recommended breastfeeding with necessary precautions to mothers with COVID-19. Case Presentation: A 20-year-old pregnant woman with no symptoms of COVID-19 presented to the hospital for delivery at 39 weeks of gestation. She was tested for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) because her father had been diagnosed with COVID-19. A nasopharyngeal swab RT-PCR test was positive for SARS-CoV-2. Therefore, the baby and the mother were cared for separately after delivery. Breast milk obtained after first lactation was tested by real-time RT-PCR and was positive for SARS-CoV-2. Conclusions: In this article, we aimed to report the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in breast milk. Although further studies are needed, this situation may have an impact on breastfeeding recommendations.

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