Skin-to-Skin Contact at Birth in the COVID-19 Era: In Need of Help!

Riccardo Davanzo; Anne Merewood; Paolo Manzoni

doi:10.1055/s-0040-1714255

American Journal of Perinatology, Table of Contents

Am J Perinatol 2020; 37(S 02): S1-S4
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1714255

Editorial

Skin-to-Skin Contact at Birth in the COVID-19 Era: In Need of Help!

Riccardo Davanzo

¹Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste, Italy

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Anne Merewood

²Division of General Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

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Paolo Manzoni

³Division of Pediatrics and Neonatology, Department of Maternal Infant Medicine, “Degli Infermi” Hospital, Pomderano, Biella, Italy

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