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 contact | 93 (17.9) | 112 (20.6) | 151 (22.5) | 89 (13.4) |
| Mother and baby separated, except during breast feeding | 70 (13.5) | 67 (12.3) | 48 (7.1) | 25 (3.8) |
| Mother and baby separated, expressed breastmilk feeding by uninfected caregiver | 127 (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.