3. Management and outcomes of neonates delivered by pregnant women with confirmed or suspected COVID-19
Studies have shown that there was no clinical, laboratory or radiological evidence of SARS coronavirus infection in 12 neonates delivered by pregnant women during the outbreak period of SARS in 200312,13 . Previous studies in our hospital have shown that there is no evidence for intrauterine infection caused by vertical transmission in women who develop COVID-19 in late pregnancy8 . However, in order to reduce the risk of neonatal infection caused by mother-to-child contact, it is recommended that neonates delivered by pregnant woman with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 should have their umbilical cords cut and cleaned as early as possible to reduce the exposure time. The Apgar score of the neonate was normal or returned to normal after the initial resuscitation, after routine treatment by the midwife, the neonate was delivered to the pediatrician outside the isolation delivery room (or outside the isolation ward) and immediately placed in a transfer incubator equipped with ECG monitoring equipment, and then transferred to neonatal isolation ward for observation and treatment through a special passage.