The CDC has heartbreaking advice for moms in maternity wards: Stay away from your newborn if you have COVID-19.
The CDC says experts don't know yet whether newborns who get COVID-19 have a greater chance of health complications.
But to play it safe, it suggests hospitals temporarily put babies in a separate room if their mother has a suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19, the disease caused by theCDC officials say doctors should first talk to mothers about the risks and benefits of separating from their babies.-- or if hospitals don't have space for separate rooms -- moms and babies can do a type of"social distancing." In those cases, they can remain in the same room, but stay 6 feet apart.
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