Assistance for newborns in the delivery room during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

Objective:

To map the main recommendations for newborn care according to the maternal clinical picture in the delivery room, considering the COVID-19 pandemic context.

Methods:

This is a scoping review based on the JBI method. The guiding question was: What are the main recommendations for assistance to newborns in the delivery room during the current coronavirus pandemic? Study selection was carried out in national and international databases and reference lists. Two independent reviewers read full texts, extracted and analyzed their data, and synthesized the content.

Results:

We included 9 studies that had their data synthesized in a map of recommendations for assistance to newborns, based on the maternal condition for the new coronavirus in the delivery room according to the axes of attention breastfeeding, skin-to-skin contact, umbilical cord clamping, and respiratory assistance.

Conclusion:

For newborn care in the delivery room, precautions should be taken to reduce the risk of virus transmission, make skin-to-skin contact after the adoption of hygiene measures, maintain and encourage exclusive breastfeeding through hygienic care of parturient women and perform respiratory assistance in a negative pressure room by trained professionals.

Keywords
Infant, Newborn; Coronavirus infections; COVID-19; Pandemics; Parturition; Obstetric Nursing