We all know that covid pandemic all across the world has kept us in this wild fire.. Covid is not uncommon in newborns So we see many newborns positive immediately after birth. So this can happen if the baby gets positive before birth, or during or after birth. So I am going to discuss about this later. Newborns get infected with covid in cases they are totally asymptomatic and also few babies are having very mild symptoms or moderate symptoms. There are also few case reports saying few newborns have severe illness in the form of ICU admission requiring ventilator support. Book an appointment with the doctor via the Cloudnine App: https://c9.onelink.me/BAn7/social or use the link for the doctor's appointment: https://www.cloudninecare.com/doctors...

The newborn can get infected with covid in 3 modes, one is before birth or during birth or one is after birth . what we call in medical terms is intrauterine infection or intrapartum during the time of birth or post partum or after the delivery. So usually what will happen is intrauterine in the sense from the placenta the virus can pass from the blood vessels from the mother to the baby and that can infect the baby and we also have reports that suggests that the liquids that surround the baby inside the womb, it can also contain viral particles normally baby keeps swallowing and inhaling the amniotic fluid or the liquid. So through that also the infection can get spread. And also second one, intrapartum, the most important thing that we encounter, that is the babies catch the infection through the maternal secretions like for example if it is a cesarean section through the blood and many particles and if it is a normal delivery though the secretion, the babies can get infected. Next is post partum, we see in babies who get discharged and coming back again. So this happens if the mother is not taking proper precautions and if she is not feeding the child and not caring for the child properly. So this mainly happens from the mother or the caregivers in the home, mainly through the respiratory secretions.

We need to do covid tests in the newborn also. If the mother is tested positive or suspected to have covid then we need to do the covid tests in the newborn. The second scenario is when there is a cluster outbreak. That means any body in the family or anybody staying with the baby got infected thrid is when the mothers covid status is unknown and suddenly the newborn comes to the NICU, with few symptoms like hurried breathing, fever. So in these cases we need to tests for COIVID. So the re is a gold standard test, what we do is RTPCR . the tests includes the nasal or the oral swab. So we take 24 or 48 hours after birth and we do the test.

First is early onset covid. Early onset covid is seen in newborns who got infected in 2nd and 5th day of life. Book an appointment with the doctor via the Cloudnine App: https://c9.onelink.me/BAn7/social or use the link for the doctor's appointment: https://www.cloudninecare.com/doctors...

Current evidence clearly Says that the risk of newborn getting infected from the mother is very low, provided the mother should take proper respiratory hygiene and other precautions. Also rooming in has lot to of advantage for the mother and the newborn in the form of mother, newborn bonding and for initiation of breast feeding is important and the success rates are very high if the mother and the baby stays in the same room. Book an appointment with the doctor via the Cloudnine App: https://c9.onelink.me/BAn7/social or use the link for the doctor's appointment: https://www.cloudninecare.com/doctors...

I would request all the mothers and parents to practice “Rooming in” even if your status is unknown or if baby is also covid positive. Main precautions what you need to do is wash your hands for 20 minutes with soap. Book an appointment with the doctor via the Cloudnine App: https://c9.onelink.me/BAn7/social or use the link for the doctor's appointment: https://www.cloudninecare.com/doctors...