Title | Beyond the First Wave: Consequences of COVID-19 on High-Risk Infants and Families. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2020 |
Authors | Lemmon ME, Chapman I, Malcolm W, Kelley K, Shaw RJ, Milazzo A, C Cotten M, Hintz SR |
Journal | Am J Perinatol |
Volume | 37 |
Issue | 12 |
Pagination | 1283-1288 |
Date Published | 2020 10 |
ISSN | 1098-8785 |
Keywords | Ambulatory Care, Betacoronavirus, Communication, Coronavirus Infections, Cost of Illness, COVID-19, Delivery of Health Care, Early Intervention, Educational, Hospitalization, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Intensive Care Units, Neonatal, Mental Health, Organizational Policy, Pandemics, Parents, Pediatrics, Perinatal Care, Pneumonia, Viral, Professional-Family Relations, Risk, SARS-CoV-2, Social Support, Telemedicine, Telephone, Videoconferencing, Visitors to Patients |
Abstract | The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting care for high-risk newborns in ways that will likely be sustained beyond the initial pandemic response. These novel challenges present an urgent imperative to understand how COVID-19 impacts parent, family, and infant outcomes. We highlight three areas that warrant targeted attention: (1) inpatient care: visitation policies, developmental care, and communication practices; (2) outpatient care: high-risk infant follow-up and early intervention programs; and (3) parent psychosocial distress: mental health, social support, and financial toxicity. Changes to care delivery in these areas provide an opportunity to identify and implement novel strategies to provide family-centered care during COVID-19 and beyond. KEY POINTS: · The COVID-19 pandemic is influencing care delivery for high-risk newborns and their families.. · Rapid changes to care delivery are likely to be sustained beyond the initial pandemic response.. · We have an urgent imperative to understand how COVID-19 impacts infant, parent, and family outcomes.. |
DOI | 10.1055/s-0040-1715839 |
Alternate Journal | Am J Perinatol |
PubMed ID | 32911555 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC7535978 |
Grant List | National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke / / K23NS116453 / International |