Infant Journal
Browse articlesNeonatal SARS-CoV-2 infection: is this a vertical transmission?
Neonatal COVID-19, its manifestations and transmission, remains unclear. As the pandemic continues more evidence will emerge but so far, vertical transmission of COVID-19 is rare with just a few reports in the literature.1 We share our experience of managing a preterm newborn with COVID-19 in our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) where the vertical route seems the most likely mode of transmission.
Femi AdeniyiST6 Paediatrics
femi.adeniyi@nhs.net
Sanjeev Rath
Neonatal Consultant
s.rath@nhs.net
Yewande Wey
MTI Fellow
yewande.wey@nhs.net
Arrowe Park Hospital, Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Keywords
retrieval; transport; transfer; parents; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2;
Key points
- Where possible, parents should have the opportunity to accompany their baby during transfer.
- The ANTS team has recommenced the parents in transfer service on an individ-ualised basis where it is safe to do so.
- A series of recommendations to guide careful assessment of each case has been developed.
- These recommendations will minimise horizontal spread of SARS-CoV-2 during neonatal transfer.
Also published in Infant:
VOLUME 16/ISSUE 4, JULY 2020
The Acute Neonatal Transfer Service of the East of England (ANTS) has been involved in the transfer of four suspected or confirmed neonatal SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) cases. Through this unique clinical experience and related educational activities, we have constructed additional practical recommendations aimed at minimising horizontal SARS-CoV-2 spread during neonatal transfer. Here we present these recommendations for consideration by neonatal transport teams and neonatal units managing neonatal COVID-19 transfers.
