Table 3

Care of small newborns during the COVID-19 pandemic, by maternal SARS-CoV-2 status

Mother SARS-CoV-2-positive N=519 n (%)Mother suspected with SARS-CoV-2 N=543 n (%)Mother SARS-CoV-2 unknown N=672 n (%)Mother SARS-CoV-2-negative N=664 n (%)
Routine KMC practice (with or without mask)168 (32.4)196 (36.1)413 (61.5)526 (79.2)
Mother and baby stay together, direct breast feeding but no prolonged skin-to-skin contact93 (17.9)112 (20.6)151 (22.5)89 (13.4)
Mother and baby separated, except during breast feeding70 (13.5)67 (12.3)48 (7.1)25 (3.8)
Mother and baby separated, expressed breastmilk feeding by uninfected caregiver127 (24.5)116 (21.4)47 (7.0)19 (2.9)
Mother and baby separated, formula feeding by uninfected caregiver (no breastmilk)61 (11.8)52 (9.6)13 (1.9)5 (0.8)
  • KMC, kangaroo mother care.