1. Caring for Newborns Born to Mothers With COVID-19: More Questions Than Answers.
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Gupta, Munish, Zupancic, John A. F., and Pursley, DeWayne M.
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BREASTFEEDING , *CHILDBIRTH , *COMMUNICABLE diseases , *EPIDEMICS , *INFANT care , *MATERNAL health services , *EVALUATION of medical care , *POLYMERASE chain reaction , *PREGNANCY complications , *HOSPITAL birthing centers , *COVID-19 , *PREGNANCY - Abstract
The article discusses a study by J. Perlman and colleagues which shared their experience with 31 newborns born to mothers with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) over a three-week period at their center in New York City. Topics include vertical transmission during pregnancy, guidance on location of newborn care and breastfeeding for mothers with COVID-19 from selected organizations, and critical and time-sensitive needs for research around neonatal care and outcomes related to COVID-19.
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- 2020
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