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Neonatal Netw
; 40(3): 131, 2021 05 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1259289
Subject(s)
COVID-19 , Disease Transmission, Infectious/prevention & control , Infant Care , Infection Control , Breast Feeding/methods , COVID-19/epidemiology , COVID-19/prevention & control , Humans , Infant Care/methods , Infant Care/standards , Infant Care/trends , Infant Health , Infant, Newborn , Infection Control/methods , Infection Control/organization & administration , SARS-CoV-2
2.
Neonatal Netw
; 40(3): 161-174, 2021 May 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1259288
ABSTRACT
Early recommendations to separate mothers from their newborns during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have created a detrimental separation practice. This article presents a review of the latest information regarding the (1) 3 modes of transmission of the virus to the neonate; (2) incidence, clinical signs, and severity of COVID-19 in the neonate; (3) factors to be considered to balance risk and benefits of separation and skin-to-skin contact (SSC) when conducting shared decision making; and (4) compendium of published SSC guidelines; and concludes with recommendations for safe practice of SSC to prevent and/or restrict COVID-19 infection in neonates.