Infected women can stay with and breastfeed their babies if safety measures are taken, a study says.
Women who have Covid-19 are unlikely to pass on the infection to their babies during childbirth if precautions are in place, a small study suggests.
In the UK, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists suggests mothers should share a room with their babies and breastfeed if they wish, but with appropriate precautions. In this study, mothers and babies were allowed to stay in the same room and mothers could breastfeed - with measures such as wearing face masks and frequent handwashing. Babies had enclosed cribs about 2m from the mother's bed.All 120 babies were negative for coronavirus at birth when tested using nasal swabs.
"However, larger studies are needed to better understand the risks of transmission from mother to child."
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