Skin-to-Skin Contact (Kangaroo Care) During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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.
Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Practice Guidelines as Topic
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Neonatal Nursing
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Kangaroo-Mother Care Method
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COVID-19
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Mother-Child Relations
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Mothers
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Infant, Newborn
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Pregnancy
Language:
English
Journal:
Neonatal Netw
Journal subject:
Nursing
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Perinatology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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