Essential newborn care and postnatal infection by COVID-19 (SARS-COV-2): systematic review

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.37.2.618.922

Keywords:

Newborn., Essential newborn care, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19

Abstract

Objective: The uncertainty of a possible postnatal transmission by SARS-CoV-2 creates a
challenge between applying or avoiding essential newborn care to prevent transmission.
The objective of the systematic review is to describe the impact of essential neonate care on
the postnatal transmission of SARS-CoV-2.


Methods: A systematic review was carried out in electronic databases, observational studies, case series, and case reports. Two investigators independently assessed the inclusion criteria, methodological quality, and data extraction.

Results: 208 studies were screened for a final inclusion of 9 relevant articles. The transmission report of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is focused on the possibility of transfer through breast milk and the absence of information about transmission by other essential care, however, a low use, in clinical practice, of essential care for the newborn child of a mother with COVID-19, is observed.


Conclusions: Information is limited on the possible transmission of SARS-CoV-2 through essential newborn care; however, the pandemic has had a significant impact on them. According to the findings in the literature, the benefit of these interventions is greater, and the scientific recommendations promote their application, using personal protection measures for the mother and the healthcare personnel.

Author Biographies

Juanita Nathalie Higuera Carrillo, Universidad de la Sabana

Médico. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Sabana.

Sergio Iván Agudelo Pérez, Universidad de La Sabana

Pediatra, Perinatologo y neonatólogo. Jefe Departamento Pediatría, Universidad de
La Sabana. Estudiante doctorado Ciencias de la Salud, Escuela de Graduados,
Universidad CES.

Juan Vargas Quintero, Universidad de La Sabana

Médico. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Sabana.

Luis Clavijo Moreno, Universidad de La Sabana

Estudiante Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Sabana. 

Julián Palomar Domínguez, Universidad de La Sabana.

Estudiante Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Sabana.

Alicia Mora Pinilla, Universidad de La Sabana

Estudiante Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Sabana.

Carlos Federico Molina, Escuela de Graduados, Universidad CES, Medellín

Médico. Doctor en Epidemiología y Bioestadística. Escuela de Graduados, Universidad CES, Medellín.Concepto, diseño y Análisis de la información.

Published

2022-01-19

How to Cite

Higuera Carrillo, J. N., Agudelo Pérez, S. I. ., Vargas Quintero, J. ., Clavijo Moreno, L. ., Palomar Domínguez, J. ., Mora Pinilla, A. ., & Federico Molina, . C. . (2022). Essential newborn care and postnatal infection by COVID-19 (SARS-COV-2): systematic review. Salud Uninorte, 37(2), 442–464. https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.37.2.618.922

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Revisión Sistemática

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