SARS-CoV-2 in Pregnancy, Birth and Puerperium. Guideline of the DGGG and DGPM (S2k-Level, AWMF Registry Number 015/092, March 2022)

. 2023 Mar 9;83(5):517–546. doi: 10.1055/a-2003-5983

Consensus-based recommendation 6.E36
Irrespective of any neonatal or maternal symptoms, a neonate requiring neonatal care with evidence of maternal peripartum SARS-CoV-2/maternal contagiousness must be tested for SARS-CoV-2 using a RT-PCR test on admission. During the time the infant is kept in neonatal intensive care or in a peripheral ward, a PCR test should be carried out on the 3rd day and repeated on the 5th day of treatment due to an average incubation period of 4 – 5 days. The isolation period should be agreed on a case-by-case basis with the local hygiene team.

Consensus-based recommendation 6.E36

Expert consensus

Level of consensus +++

Irrespective of any neonatal or maternal symptoms, a neonate requiring neonatal care with evidence of maternal peripartum SARS-CoV-2/maternal contagiousness must be tested for SARS-CoV-2 using a RT-PCR test on admission. During the time the infant is kept in neonatal intensive care or in a peripheral ward, a PCR test should be carried out on the 3rd day and repeated on the 5th day of treatment due to an average incubation period of 4 – 5 days. The isolation period should be agreed on a case-by-case basis with the local hygiene team.