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Beyond the first wave: Consequences of COVID-19 on high-risk infants and families

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Lemmon, Monica E., Chapman, Ira, Malcolm, William, Kelley, Kelli, Shaw, Richard J., Milazzo, Angelo, Cotten, C. Michael, Hintz, Susan R.·2020·American Journal of Perinatology
DOI 10.1055/s-0040-1715839PMC PMC7535978
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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

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Authors
Lemmon, M. E., Chapman, I., Malcolm, W., Kelley, K., Shaw, R. J., Milazzo, A., Cotten, C. M., & Hintz, S. R.
Affiliations
  • Duke University (US)
  • Emory University (US)
  • Hand to Hold, Austin, Texas
  • Stanford Medicine (US)
Corresponding author
Lemmon, Monica E.
ORCID
Venue
American Journal of Perinatology
Publisher
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
Published
2020-09-10
Volume
37
Issue
12
Pages
1283-1288
ISSN
  • 0735-1631 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-8785
DOI
10.1055/s-0040-1715839
PMC
PMC7535978
OpenAlex
W3084531945
Cited by
51
References
58
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 18
FWCI
9.35
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • American Journal of Perinatology (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (K23NS116453)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic, high-risk infants, family-centered care, developmental care, parent-physician communication, outpatient follow-up, early intervention programs, social support, financial toxicity
MeSH terms
Betacoronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Ambulatory Care, Communication, Delivery of Health Care, Hospitalization, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Intensive Care Units, Neonatal, Mental Health, Parents, Pediatrics, Pneumonia, Viral, Professional-Family Relations, Risk, Social Support, Telephone, Visitors to Patients, Organizational Policy, Telemedicine, Cost of Illness, Coronavirus Infections, Early Intervention, Educational, Perinatal Care, Videoconferencing, Pandemics

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