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Is it possible to breastfeed a baby if my mother has COVID-19: USA (CDC and AAP)
Initial recommendations The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) initially issued fairly conservative recommendations. Despite the general encouragement of breastfeeding and the lack of evidence of SARS-CoV-2 transmission (the virus causing COVID-19) through breast milk, they recommended that the mother and the newborn be separated, citing …
Is it possible to breastfeed a child if my mother has COVID-19: a brief overview of the recommendations of different countries
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all aspects of human life since the first moments after birth. In an attempt to reduce the incidence of COVID-19, some countries are taking tough measures to isolate infants from mothers not only with a confirmed disease, but even with suspected COVID-19 to reduce the risk of mother-to-child transmission. At …
Why is COVID-19 more dangerous than standard ARD?
In the cold season, we often encounter a variety of ARPs, so we are not particularly surprised. And now many do not understand why such serious restrictions are needed (cancellation of various mass events, self-isolation, quarantine, introduction of the emergency regime in some countries, etc.) with the seemingly ordinary ARI in the form of COVID-19. …
Norms of haemoglobin in children and pregnant women
Even during pregnancy, expectant mothers often hear about the reduced hemoglobin and anemia in their address, and after the birth of the child pediatricians almost put a similar diagnosis and baby. However, if you look closely at the lab forms that do the blood test, you will notice that in most of them in the …
Do I need bed rest for Ari?
It is often possible to hear the recommendation that in acute respiratory viral infections (hereinafter-SARS) should be observed bed rest. Moreover, bed rest is a very common medical recommendation, which is sometimes found in assignment sheets even month children. The treatment of disease almost at the genetic level is perceived by us as a necessary …
Is it possible to swim and walk at SARS
It is obvious that no disease is treated with mud, boredom and stifling. However how often it is possible to hear a recommendation not to swim and not to walk at SARS! Not only from grandmothers, but even from some doctors. However, nowadays the majority of adequate specialists tends to swim and walk, according to …
Why in the cold season are sick more often
According to statistics, the maximum incidence of ARI is observed in the period from September to April, which is usually associated with cooling. This causes many fear of cold, draughts, etc. And of course, it forms in the head of the connection "Frozen-will definitely wake up tomorrow with snot and sore throat." How true is …
Often sick children
It is no secret that children suffer from acute respiratory diseases (ARI) more often than adults (the reasons for this phenomenon are discussed here). However, the incidence of disease can be very different among children. For toddlers who suffer more often than their peers, the medical literature introduces a special medical term "FAC" (which means …
Symptoms (signs) of ARVI
It is difficult to meet a person who has never had ARI, so the symptoms of this infection are more or less known. Everything starts, as a rule, with a mild indisposition, which is quickly joined by a rise in body temperature, a runny nose, a sore throat, a cough. However, everything is not so …