COVID-19 and pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding: the interim guidance of the Italian National Institute of Health

Angela Giusti; Francesca Zambri; Francesca Marchetti; Edoardo Corsi; Jessica Preziosi; Letizia Sampaolo; Enrica Pizzi; Domenica Taruscio; Paolo Salerno; Antonio Chiantera; Nicola Colacurci; Riccardo Davanzo; Fabio Mosca; Flavia Petrini; Luca Ramenghi; Maria Vicario; Alberto Villani; Elsa Viora; Federica Zanetto; Elise M Chapin; Serena Donati

doi:10.19191/EP21.1-2.P014.030

COVID-19 and pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding: the interim guidance of the Italian National Institute of Health

Epidemiol Prev. 2021 Jan-Apr;45(1-2):14-16. doi: 10.19191/EP21.1-2.P014.030.

Authors

Angela Giusti¹, Francesca Zambri², Francesca Marchetti¹, Edoardo Corsi³, Jessica Preziosi¹, Letizia Sampaolo³, Enrica Pizzi³, Domenica Taruscio⁴, Paolo Salerno⁴, Antonio Chiantera⁵, Nicola Colacurci⁶, Riccardo Davanzo^{7

8}, Fabio Mosca⁹, Flavia Petrini¹⁰, Luca Ramenghi¹¹, Maria Vicario¹², Alberto Villani¹³, Elsa Viora¹⁴, Federica Zanetto¹⁵, Elise M Chapin¹⁶, Serena Donati³

Affiliations

¹ Surveillance of Risk Factors and Health Promotion Strategies Unit, National Centre for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Italian National Institute of Health, Rome (Italy).
² Surveillance of Risk Factors and Health Promotion Strategies Unit, National Centre for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Italian National Institute of Health, Rome (Italy); francesca.zambri@iss.it.
³ Woman child and adolescent health Unit, National Centre for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Italian National Institute of Health, Rome (Italy).
⁴ National Centre of Rare Diseases, Italian National Institute of Health, Rome (Italy).
⁵ President of the Italian Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (SIGO).
⁶ President of the Association of Italian University Gynaecologists (AGUI).
⁷ President of the Breastfeeding Task Force of the Ministry of Health (TAS).
⁸ Italian Society of Neonatology (SIN).
⁹ President of the Italian Society of Neonatology (SIN).
¹⁰ President of the Italian Society of Anaesthesia, Analgesia, Resuscitation and Intensive Care (SIAARTI).
¹¹ President of the Italian Society of Perinatal Medicine (SIMP).
¹² President of the National Federation of the Professional Associations of Midwives (FNOPO).
¹³ President of the Italian Society of Paediatricians (SIP).
¹⁴ President of the Association of Italian Hospital Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (AOGOI).
¹⁵ President of the Cultural Association of Paediatricians (ACP).
¹⁶ Baby-Friendly Initiatives, UNICEF Italy.

PMID: 33884834
DOI: 10.19191/EP21.1-2.P014.030

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Publication types

News

MeSH terms

Breast Feeding
COVID-19* / epidemiology
COVID-19* / prevention & control
Female
Humans
Infant
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical* / prevention & control
Italy / epidemiology
Parturition
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / epidemiology
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / virology