Risks of separating newborns from mothers during COVID-19
Pandemic.

Mrs.Rekha H. D,
Page No. 12-20

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, resulting from infection with severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has caused high risk and widespread illness in
adults, including pregnant women, while rarely infecting neonates. An incomplete understanding of
disease pathogenesis and viral spread has resulted in evolving guidelines to scale back
transmission from infected mothers to neonates. Fortunately, the chance of neonatal infection via
perinatal/postnatal transmission is low when recommended precautions are followed. However, the
psychosocial implications of those practices and racial/ethnic disparities highlighted by this
pandemic must even be addressed when caring for mothers and their newborns. This review
provides a comprehensive overview of neonatal–perinatal perspectives of COVID-19, starting from
the fundamental science of infection and suggestions for care of pregnant women and neonates to
big psychosocial, ethical, and racial/ethnic topics emerging as a result of both the pandemic and
also the response of the healthcare community to the care of infected individuals.