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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 …