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. 2020 Aug 5;37(12):1271–1279. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1715505

Table 1. Themes identified in asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 test positive women.

Theme Quotations
Neglect, isolation “Felt I needed more attention”
“Felt like no one wanted to come around me. It was hard to be by myself with no support”
“Felt neglected by the staff. The lactation consultant called over phone rather than coming in the room to try to explain how to pump”
“Worse time of my life…, while trying to experience something that was supposed to be beautiful”
Difficulty with neonatal separation “I never got any updates on my baby unless I asked”
“It was so hard to be apart from my son while in the hospital”
“Feel like I didn't get to enjoy the birth because of separation. I feel like I didn't ‘do right’ by him because I couldn't do skin-to-skin”

Abbreviation: SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2.