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At delivery, the placentas were investigated for SARS-CoV-2 using RT-PCR, cord blood. Mothers\u2019 blood samples were tested by SARS-CoV-2 serology. PCR of nasopharyngeal, anal and gastric swabs (NPSs) of newborns was performed according to pediatric indications. Results: Among 3626 pregnant women presenting at maternity to deliver, 45 mothers had COVID-19 during their pregnancy or at delivery (32 \u00b1 4.8 years). Most of them were multiparous and in the third trimester. There were 35 (77%) women who remained in ambulatory, while 10 (22%) were hospitalized for severe pneumonia, digestive symptoms, and\/or fetal tachycardia. Thirty-eight delivered vaginally, and 7 had a cesarean delivery with normal Apgar scores (9 \u00b1 1.6 at 5 min) and umbilical artery pH (7.22 \u00b1 0.08). Two mothers required ICU admission after cesarean section for fetal and maternal distress. Of the 46 newborns, 6 were premature births (13%) and 5 IUGR (intra-uterine growth restriction,11%). RT-PCR SARS-CoV-2 was positive for 1\/30 placental, and 1\/33 neonatal anal swabs and negative in all other cases and in gastric swabs. SARS-CoV-2 IgG was positive in 20\/41 cord blood samples (49%) and their mothers\u2019 samples. IgM was negative in the 23 cord blood samples. Conclusions: Pregnancy outcomes in women diagnosed with COVID-19 during their pregnancy were favorable in most cases. However, some women with severe clinical forms required hospitalization and ICU admission. Preterm births and intrauterine growth retardations were relatively frequent. Vaginal delivery was possible in most cases. SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies were positive and elevated in most cord blood samples of newborns. They are possibly of maternal origin, suggesting a probable mechanism of fetal protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection. No SARS-CoV-2 IgM was found in the cord blood samples. 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