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Early Essential Newborn Care can still be used with mothers who have COVID‐19 if effective infection control measures are applied
Author(s) -
Tran Hoang Thi,
Huynh Le Thi,
Le Chau Hoang Minh,
Nguyen Vinh Dai,
Nguyen Phuong Thi Thu,
Hoang Diep Thi,
Nguyen Nhan Thi Thanh,
Pham Nga Thi Quynh,
Murray John C. S.,
Park Kidong,
Sobel Howard
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
acta paediatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/apa.15837
Subject(s) - medicine , breastfeeding , caesarean section , gestation , vietnamese , obstetrics , covid-19 , pregnancy , pediatrics , skin to skin , infection control , intensive care medicine , linguistics , philosophy , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , biology , genetics
We describe the first infant born to a woman with COVID‐19 in Vietnam, by Caesarean section at 36 weeks and 5 days of gestation. The mother and baby remained together during their hospital stay and prolonged skin‐to‐skin contact and early and exclusive breastfeeding were achieved. This was in line with the World Health Organization's Early Essential Newborn Care (EENC) recommendations, the national Vietnamese standard of care since 2014. The baby remained virus‐free throughout the 34‐day postpartum follow‐up. Conclusion The EENC approach can still be used with mothers who have COVID‐19 if effective infection control measures are applied.