New coronavirus leaves pregnant women with wrenching choices—but little data to guide them

New coronavirus leaves pregnant women with wrenching choices—but little data to guide them

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http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/new-coronavirus-leaves-pregnant-women-wrenching-choices-little-data-guide-them

Science’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center.

Do newborn babies need to be separated from mothers infected with the new coronavirus? A growing number of families and doctors are facing this difficult question. The scant data available have led to apparently contradictory recommendations: Some health authorities, including in China and the United States, recommend isolation of newborns from their infected mothers; others, including the World Health Organization (WHO), strongly recommend breastfeeding and keeping mothers and babies together, while taking precautions such as the mother wearing a mask.