TABLE 3.

Frequency of country and regional guidance in alignment with each of the eleven World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 recommendations for maternal and newborn care in guidance collected March-April 2020 and November-December 2020.

	Percentage of guidance in alignment with the WHO recommendation
	S2S a n (%)	EIBF n (%)	RI n (%)	BF n (%)	EBM n (%)	DHM n (%)	WN n (%)	BMS n (%)	PS-M n (%)	PS-I n (%)	R n (%)
March–April 2020 collection (n = 32)	7 (21.9)	5 (15.6)	11 (34.4)	15 (46.9)	23 (71.9)	3 (9.4)	0 (0.0)	6 (18.8)	4 (12.5)	1 (3.1)	2 (6.3)
November–December 2020 collection (n = 32 b)	13 (40.6)	10 (31.3)	12 (37.5)	18 (56.3)	22 (68.8)	13 (40.6)	2 (6.3)	14 (43.8)	19 (59.4)	3 (9.4)	4 (12.5)
November–December 2020 collection (n = 103 c)	36 (35.0)	30 (29.1)	35 (34.0)	63 (61.2)	76 (73.8)	23 (22.3)	5 (4.9)	25 (24.3)	39 (37.9)	9 (8.7)	11 (10.7)

^aS2S, skin-to-skin contact; EIBF, early initiation of breastfeeding; RI, rooming in; BF, direct breastfeeding; EBM, expressed breastmilk; DHM, donor human milk; WN, wet nursing; BMS, breastmilk substitutes; PS-M, psychological support for mothers; PS-I, Psychological support for infants; R, relactation; ^bsame countries as in March-April 2020 collection; ^cfull data set.