Born into an isolating world: family-centred care for babies born to mothers with COVID-19.

G Dowse; EJ Perkins; HM Stein; G Chidini; O Danhaive; YN Elsayed; WB Carvalho; N AlNaqeeb; S Rooze; M Cetinkaya; S Vetter-Laracy; FJ Pilar-Orive; P Torpiano; WA Gonçalves Ferri; D Buonsenso; B Rogdo; A Medina; A Polito; CNM Brouwer; MCJ Kneyber; D De Luca; DG Tingay; ESPNIC COVID-19 Paediatric and Neonatal (EPICENTRE) Registry

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Born into an isolating world: family-centred care for babies born to mothers with COVID-19.

G Dowse, EJ Perkins, HM Stein, G Chidini, O Danhaive, YN Elsayed, WB Carvalho, N AlNaqeeb, S Rooze, M Cetinkaya, S Vetter-Laracy, FJ Pilar-Orive, P Torpiano, WA Gonçalves Ferri, D Buonsenso, B Rogdo, A Medina, A Polito, CNM Brouwer, MCJ Kneyber Show all

EClinicalMedicine | Elsevier | Published : 2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101822

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The benefits of facilitating breastmilk feeding and close contact between mother and neonate (family-centred care; FCC) in the perinatal period are well-established. The aim of this study was to determine how the delivery of FCC practices were impacted for neonates born to mothers with perinatal SARS-CoV-2 infection during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: Neonates born to mothers with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy were identified from the 'EsPnIC Covid paEdiatric NeonaTal REgistry' (EPICENTRE) multinational cohort between 10 March 2020 and 20 October 2021. The EPICENTRE cohort collected prospective data on FCC practices. Rooming-in and breastmilk feeding practi..

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