Table 1 (abstract A5). Indications on mother-infant management in the perinatal period
From: Abstracts of the XXVI Congresso Nazionale - Società Italiana di Neonatologia
State of the Mother | Performing the SARS-CoV-2 RNA-PCR test on throat swab in the mother | Performing the RNA-PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 on throat swab in the newborn | Isolation of the mother° | Management of the newborn during hospitalization° | Breastfeeding advice | Prevention measures on mother-child contagion § |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asymptomatic or paucisymptomatic mother, known to be SARS-CoV-2 positive | Already done | YES | YES, in the dedicated postnatal area | YES, in a rooming-in regime, but in an isolated area dedicated to the puerperium | YES | YES |
Paucisymptomatic mother | YES | Only if maternal test positive | YES, in a dedicated and isolated area of the puerperium waiting for the result of the laboratory test | YES, in rooming-in, isolated and dedicated area of the puerperium until the result of the laboratory test | YES | YES |
-SARS-CoV-2 under investigation | ||||||
Mom with respiratory infection symptoms (fever, cough, discharge) | YES or already in progress | Only if maternal test positive | YES, in the dedicated area of the puerperium waiting for the result of the laboratory test | Newborn isolated and separated from the mother, at least until the result of the laboratory test. He is welcomed in the dedicated area of Neonatology (if asymptomatic) or NICU (if with respiratory disease) with the possibility of isolation | NO; use of expressed milk. ^ | YES |
- SARS-CoV-2 positive or under investigation | Pasteurization is not indicated |