id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-026528-1ozgabwk Chen, Zhe Delivery method choice for COVID-19 pregnant women: stick to obstetric indications and avert anorectum contamination 2020-06-09 .txt text/plain 225 26 70 key: cord-026528-1ozgabwk title: Delivery method choice for COVID-19 pregnant women: stick to obstetric indications and avert anorectum contamination cord_uid: 1ozgabwk We appreciate that Dr. Carosso brought up several important points about our paper, 16 which are worth discussing and clarifying. 17 We stated that we did not find SARS-CoV-2 in lower female genital tract and our 18 results may provide evidence to guide the choice of delivery method for COVID-19 19 pregnant women. However, a high incidence of cesarean sections was mentioned 22 by Dr. Carosso. It might result from concerns that SARS-CoV-2 exists in vagina. It 23 was a reasonable suspicion since SARS-CoV-2 had been identified in anal swabs, 24 urine, and tears in an early time. Review of the 2019 novel coronavirus 53 (SARS-CoV-2) based on current evidence Severe 58 COVID-19 during Pregnancy and Possible Vertical Transmission Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 63 (SARS-CoV-2) Vertical Transmission in Neonates Born to Mothers With 64 ./cache/cord-026528-1ozgabwk.txt ./txt/cord-026528-1ozgabwk.txt