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
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.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineResuscitationIn uteroCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)CoronavirusIntensive care medicineSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Neonatal resuscitationPandemicDiseasePediatrics2019-20 coronavirus outbreakNeonatologyPregnancyVirologyEmergency medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)FetusInternal medicineOutbreakBiologyGeneticsCOVID-19 Impact on ReproductionMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumGlobal Maternal and Child Health