Midwifery Conference 2022

Katarzyna Witkowska

Mazowieckie Public University, Poland

Title: Assessment of the general condition of newborns of mothers diagnosed with covid-19

Abstract

Polish regulations in the field of care for women in the perinatal period, i.e. during pregnancy, childbirth, and after childbirth during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. They are based on recommendations and reports: the Ministry of Health, Patient's Rights Ombudsman (RPP), Polish Society of Gynecologists and Obstetricians (PTGiP), The aim of the study was to assess the general condition of newborns of mothers diagnosed with covid-19. The study included mothers with newborns hospitalized for delivery. Covid-19 was diagnosed in all examined women by means of a molecular PCR test. The pregnancies of women diagnosed with Covid-19 ended by cesarean section. The women made decisions to isolate the newborn from each other. The general condition of all newborns was good (all monitored parameters were normal)

Biography

Katarzyna Witkowska, MA, is a trained midwife, and specialist in neonatal nursing. He works as an instructor at the Mazowiecka Public University and at the P?ock Healthcare Institution.