[Perinatal COVID-19 in Latin America]. / COVID-19 perinatal en América Latina.
Rev Panam Salud Publica
; 44: e47, 2020.
Article
in Spanish
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1791386
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate and report the clinical characteristics and outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnant women and newborns in Latin America.METHODS:
Descriptive study based on the prospective report of the units of the Ibero-American Society of Neonatology Network.RESULTS:
Of 86 pregnant women with COVID-19 confirmed by RT-PCR in seven countries (6 from Latin America, and Equatorial Guinea) 68% (59) were asymptomatic. Of 32% of symptomatic women, 89% (24) had mild symptoms and 3.5% (3) had severe respiratory symptoms. No women died. The cesarean section rate was 38%; gestational age was < 37 weeks in 6% of cases. RT-PCR was performed on all newborns between 16 and 36 hours of age; 6 (7%) were positive. All of them presented mild and transient respiratory distress; none died. Two newborns with negative RT-PCR died from other causes. Breastfeeding was authorized in only 24% of mothers; in 13% milk was expressed and 63% of newborns were fed with formula. In 76% of cases the motherchild pair was separated, and in 95% of cases the mother could not be accompanied at delivery or during the postpartum period.CONCLUSIONS:
The lack of maternal accompaniment, the low rate of breastfeeding and the frequent separation of the mother-child dyad are of concern. The health care team must reflect on the need to defend humanized and family-centered care during this pandemic.
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Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev Panam Salud Publica
Journal subject:
Public Health
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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