'We believe that this is a necessary step to promote the safety of our new mothers and children'
“For the time being, we really do need to exclude all visitors, including partners, for women admitted in labor,” Dr.
“As a result, these women were not identified by our usual screening, infection prevention and control, or testing processes, and therefore our practices for protection for Covid-19 were not implemented. In this case, many staff members were exposed,” Goffman said. This can also prevent the spread of the virus through newborns, who may have been exposed to coronavirus via their mothers. Doctors can place the babies in isolation if their mothers test positive, avoiding any potential outbreak in nurseries or neonatal ICUs
Goffman discussed the possibility of allowing partners to participate in the birth via tablet computers. “We recognize that we will need to provide additional support for moms, as well as mom and baby pairs, as they’re in the hospital through the duration of their stay,” she added., there are over 20,875 cases of COVID-19 in the state — which accounts for a stunning five percent of cases worldwide. “You can see that New York, far and away, has the bulk of the problem,” he said.
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