Breastfeeding of infants born to mothers with COVID-19: a rapid review
AUTHOR(S)
Nan Yang; Siyi Che; Jingyi Zhang (et al.)
Published: May 2020
Journal: Annals of Translational Medicine
In December 2019, a pneumonia caused by a previously unknown coronavirus emerged in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. During the subsequent weeks and months, the disease, later named COVID-19, spread rapidly nationwide and globally, and was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. Existing studies have confirmed that all people are susceptible to this novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Cases of COVID-19 among pregnant and lactating women have also been confirmed. Chinese guidelines recommend suspending breastfeeding if the mother is suspected or confirmed with COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the USA have published recommendations for mothers with COVID-19 and their family members and healthcare providers on whether and how to start or continue breastfeeding. However, none of the above recommendations provide relevant supporting evidence. As existing recommendations on whether mothers with COVID-19 should continue breastfeeding are still conflicting. We aimed to conduct a rapid review of the mother-to-child transmission of COVID-19 during breastfeeding.
Nan Yang; Siyi Che; Jingyi Zhang (et al.) May 2020 Breastfeeding of infants born to mothers with COVID-19: a rapid review. Annals of Translational Medicine, vol. 8 (10)