During this pandemic, delivery and perinatal care of neonates born to mothers with suspected/positive COVID-19 pose a big challenge to the pediatricians across the world. In this regard, the American Association of Pediatrics (AAP) has drafted guidelines on the immediate management of newborns and other precautions to be followed while handling, breastfeeding, testing, and post-discharge of infants from the hospital. Recent evidence has shown that the pediatric population of all ages is vulnerable to COVID-19.
However, there is no significant data available that proves the possibility of transplacental transmission of the virus through any maternal body fluids during pregnancy. Due to a lack of knowledge about handling births during the pandemic, neonatal departments may unknowingly expose the newborns to potentially life-threatening risks. Hence, it is of immense importance to have…
