- Precautions in pregnancy check-ups
During the epidemic, pregnant moms need to note the following things when going for pregnancy check-ups:
Avoid taking public transport. You can take taxi, uber and your private car.
Avoid staying in hospital for a long time. You can ask your family to line up for you and find a ventilated place with fewer people while waiting. Don’t wait in doors for long.
Always wear an N95 mask or medical mask from home to hospital. Gloves are also recommended.
Bring hand sanitizer or sanitizing wipes with you all the time to maintain hand hygiene when it is not convenient for you to wash your hands.
Avoid touching your eyes, mouth or nose with your hands. The virus can transmit through contact.
Dispose of used masks in a proper way upon getting home. Remember to change your clothes, wash your hands and face in time.
Keep distance from others (at least one meter away) when you are on the way or in hospital.
- Can new moms keep breastfeeding during the epidemic?
If you are healthy and want to breastfeed your baby, please remember to wash your hands regularly. Pay attention to the hygiene of those body parts where you will have close contact with your baby.
Follow the guidelines of home isolation. Wear a medical mask and carefully wash your hands before intimate contact with your baby. Keep your wrists, arms and outerwear clean.
Breastfeeding is not recommended under these circumstances.
- You are a suspected COVID-19 patient.
- You are a confirmed COVID-19 patient and not yet fully recovered from the disease.
**SPECIAL NOTICE: **If you are taking certain antivirus drugs, such as Lopinavir or Ritonavir, you are not recommended to breastfeed your child.
If you have respiratory symptoms but not COVID-19 infected, you can breastfeed your baby under the guidance of a doctor.
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