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Evaluation and management considerations for neonates at risk for COVID-19
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Description:Updated Oct. 23, 2020
This guidance is intended to inform healthcare providers in the United States about the diagnosis, evaluation, infection prevention and control practices, and disposition of neonates (≤28 days old) with suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection or known SARS-CoV-2 exposure, including birth to a mother with suspected or confirmed COVID-19.
Summary of Recent Changes
Updates as of August 3, 2020
• Updated guidance on mother-neonate contact, emphasizing the importance of maternal autonomy in the medical decision-making process.
• Updated evidence about routes of SARS-CoV-2 transmission to neonates.
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Content Notes:Routes of transmission -- Clinical presentation and disease severity -- Testing recommendations -- Infection prevention and control -- Mother/neonatal contact -- Disposition -- References.
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