Small and sick newborn care during the COVID-19 pandemic: global survey and thematic analysis of healthcare providers' voices and experiences.
Suman Rao PnNicole MinckasMelissa M MedvedevDavid GatharaPrashantha Y NAbiy Seifu EstifanosAlfrida Camelia SilitongaArun Singh JadaunEbunoluwa A AdejuyigbeHelen BrothertonSugandha AryaRani GeraChinyere V EzeakaAbdou GaiAbebe Gebremariam GobezayehuQueen DubeAarti KumarHelga NaburiMsandeni ChiumeVictor TumukundeAraya Abrha MedhanyieGyikua Plange-RhuleJosephine ShabiniEric O OhumaHenok TadeleFitsum W/GebrielAmanuel HadguLamesgin AlaminehRajesh MehtaElizabeth MolyneuxJoy E Lawnnull nullPublished in: BMJ global health (2021)
Newborn care providers are stressed and there is lack clarity and guidelines regarding care of small newborns during the pandemic. There is an urgent need to protect life-saving interventions, such as KMC, threatened by the pandemic, and to be ready to recover and build back better.