Low risk of coronavirus infection in babies born to moms who test positive
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A new study is backing the guidance that babies born to mothers infected with coronavirus should not be separated after delivery.
The researchers say the evidence backs the WHO-issued guidance that COVID-19-positive mothers and newborns do not need to be separated after birth. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued guidance for mothers who are sick with COVID-19 but choose to room-in with their newborns such as washing hands with soap and water for 20 seconds, using hand sanitizer and wearing a mask within 6 feet of the baby. It also advises keeping the newborn "more than 6 feet away from you as much as possible" and to "discuss with your health care provider ways to protect your newborn, such as using a physical barrier (for example, placing the newborn in an incubator) while in the hospital." Current guidance in Sweden, where the study was based, also states that babies born to women who have tested positive for coronavirus while pregnant or during delivery do not need to be separated from their mothers after birth.More Related News