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COVID-19: Separating Infected Mothers from Newborns: Weighing the Risks and Benefits

https://trends.hms.harvard.edu/2020/03/31/covid-19-separating-infected-mothers-from-newborns-weighing-the-risks-and-benefits/ This important article by By Melissa Bartick, MD, MS, FABM March 31, 2020 Current guidelines around whether infected mothers with COVID-19 should be separated from their newborn infants are conflicting. While the current guidelines for COVID-19 allow breastfeeding, this is not being clearly conveyed in the media. Reportedly, many US hospitals are routinely separating infected […]

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Update: AAP Report on Initial Guidance: Management of Infants Born to Mothers with COVID-19

The AAP has recently published a new report, “Initial Guidance: Management of Infants Born to Mothers with COVID-19” addressing the care of infants whose mothers have suspected or confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Key points: Current evidence is consistent with low rates of peripartum transmission and is inconclusive about in utero transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from mothers with […]

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