Neonatal Resuscitation Where the Mother Has a Suspected or Confirmed Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Infection: Suggestion for a Pragmatic Action Plan

Daniele Trevisanuto, Laura Moschino, Nicoletta Doglioni, Charles Christoph Roehr, Maria Teresa Gervasi, Eugenio Baraldi, Daniele Trevisanuto, Laura Moschino, Nicoletta Doglioni, Charles Christoph Roehr, Maria Teresa Gervasi, Eugenio Baraldi

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus, is rapidly spreading across the world. As the number of infections increases, those of infected pregnant women and children will rise as well. Controversy exists whether COVID-19 can be transmitted in utero and lead to disease in the newborn. As this chance cannot be ruled out, strict instructions for the management of mothers and newborn infants are mandatory. This perspective aims to be a practical support tool for the planning of delivery and neonatal resuscitation of infants born by mothers with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection.

Keywords: Mother; Neonatal resuscitation; Newborn; Novel coronavirus; SARS-CoV-2; Transmission.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.

© 2020 S. Karger AG, Basel.

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Management of mothers with suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection and their infants in the perinatal period.

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