Read about some hospitals in Thailand, which are now using face shields to protect newborn babies from catching COVID-19 as they are transported home from the hospital by their parents.
Moms around the world continue to give birth under unprecedented circumstances. Hospitals, too, continue to try to figure out how to best protect these newborn babies. While many hospitals in the U.S. have modified their
and put into place other precautions, several hospitals in Thailand are giving newborns tiny face shields to help protect them against COVID-19., the shields are worn by newborns as they are transported home from, in this case, the Rama Kao hospital. The goal is to protect against droplets from coughs or sneezes. The hospital clarified in ato TIME that one of its new mothers recently explained to her nurses she needed to take a taxi or other public transportation to get home.
The hospital, in the Facebook post, clarifies that the shields were made to help give mothers peace of mind and should only be worn by the newborns when absolutely necessary and for short periods of time. According the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, face coveringsbe worn by kids aged two and over. On the website, it says face coverings should not be placed on anyone who has trouble breathing, is unconscious or otherwise unable to remove the masks themselves.
While there have been a very small number of newborns that have tested positive for the virus, many experts still don’t know for certain how the virus affects
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