id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-305616-2obemy16 Montes, Maria Teresa Neonatal nursing in the COVID-19 pandemic: can we improve the future? 2020-07-10 .txt text/plain 3520 162 46 Contingency plans due to the covid-19 pandemic have impacted on three key areas: 1) the organization and workflow of neonatal units, 2) perinatal and neonatal care, including breastfeeding, and 3) communicationcollaboration with parents. Many centres have adopted very restrictive policies to care for pregnant women who are positive for SARS-CoV-2 in the maternal area, as well as in the NUs, in order to control the spread of the virus and protect health professionals. Initial recommendations to the management regarding the SARS-CoV-2-positive puerperant supported changes to delivery plans by introducing restrictions, both in vaginal deliveries and caesarean sections on the presence of the other parent at childbirth and postpartum unit, early skin-to-skin contact, and late-cord clamping . In addition to frequent hand-washing, cleaning of the breast before breastfeeding and skin-to-skin contact, and wearing face masks, the risk to others can be reduced, for example, by testing parents and health professionals for SARS-CoV-2 and restricting their access to where their child is placed. ./cache/cord-305616-2obemy16.txt ./txt/cord-305616-2obemy16.txt