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Published on: August 12, 2020
COVID-19, implications for the newborn. Literature review
Alejandra Sánchez-Cruz1, Eunice López-Muñoz2, Leovigildo Mateos-Sánchez1
1Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Hospital de Gineco Obstetricia No. 4 "Luis Castelazo Ayala", Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Neonatales.
Abstract:
COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2, which was unknown until in December 2019, when the outbreak of viral pneumonia in Wuhan, China, was reported. Since different age groups are susceptible to this infection, including newborns, the objective of this article is to review scientific literature published in English language and available in PubMed database until April 21, 2020, related to epidemiological and clinical aspects in newborns with suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, as well as the recommendations for their management. In general, symptoms in newborns are milder (may even be asymptomatic) and compared to adults, their prognosis is more favorable. However special precautions are required to reduce the potential mother-to-child transmission, and to reduce the possibility of complications in symptomatic neonates.
