Management of mothers and neonates in low resources setting during covid-19 pandemia

Abstract

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic started in the Hubei province of China, but is rapidly spreading all over the world. Much of the information and literature have been centered on the adult population while a few reports pertaining to COVID-19 and neonates have been published so far. Actual guidelines are based on expert opinion and show significant differences among the official neonatal societies around the world. Recommendations for the care of neonates born to suspected or confirmed COVD-19 positive mothers in low-resource settings are very limited. This perspective aims to provide practical support for the planning of delivery, resuscitating, stabilizing, and providing postnatal care to an infant born to a mother with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 in low-resource settings where resources for managing emergency situations are limited.

Keywords:

• low-resource setting
• novel coronavirus
• SARS-CoV-2
• newborn
• mother
• neonatal resuscitation
• vertical transmission

Disclosure statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose. D.T., G.W., and S.V. are scientific experts associated with the Neonatal Task Force of the International Liaison Committee On Resuscitation and S.L. is a member of the steering committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics Neonatal Resuscitation Program. The views expressed in this article are individual opinions of the authors and do not reflect official recommendations of these organizations. The other authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.