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Keywords
COVID-19; personal protective equipment; infection control
Key points
- The current COVID-19 outbreak has raised concern about providing high quality neonatal care while minimising risk to staff.
- Simulation can help address these challenges by promoting teamwork and testing logistics in novel situations.
Also published in Infant:
VOLUME 16, ISSUE 3, MAY 2020
Maternity and neonatal departments must be prepared for the delivery of babies from COVID-19 positive women. We describe a guideline developed at the North Middlesex University Hospital maternity unit, for multidisciplinary team members attending an emergency caesarean section of mothers with confirmed or suspected COVID-19. Anticipated staff actions and personal protective equipment were considered to optimise staff safety and reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2. We recommend units generate individualised guidance suitable to their settings.
