Mothers with coronavirus should be separated from their babies.
If a mother tests positive for the coronavirus, temporary separation of mother and child is necessary. This recommendation comes from Professor Vera Krebs of the USP Faculty of Medicine.
247- Mothers of newborns should take special care to look after their babies. babies if any symptoms associated with Covid-19If you test positive for the coronavirusTemporary separation of mother and child is necessary. This recommendation comes from Professor Vera Krebs of the USP Faculty of Medicine, a specialist in neonatology and Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care, based on guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics. According to her, it is necessary to prevent respiratory droplets from the mother from coming into contact with the newborn. reporter It's from the newspaper O Globo.
Santa Joana Hospital in São Paulo registered the first case of Covid-19 in newborns in Brazil. A girl born on March 18th, who was placed in the ICU due to a cardiac arrhythmia, developed a fever of 38 degrees Celsius and blood in her stool nine days later. She was treated with antibiotics to control intestinal inflammation. A test was performed and came back positive for coronavirus.