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Table 2 Implementation of best standards of perinatal care in women without COVID-19 vs with mild COVID-19. Pre-pandemic vs the COVID-19 pandemic, May 2020

From: Good practices in perinatal care and breastfeeding protection during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: a national situation analysis among BFHI maternity hospitals in Spain

 

Without COVID-19

Pre-pandemic

 

Mild COVID-19

Pre-pandemic

 
 

n/N (%)

n/N (%)

p

n/N (%)

n/N (%)

p

Companion of choice during labour

50/50 (100)

48/48 (100)

1

42/50 (84)

48/48 (100)

0.003

Companion of choice during delivery

12/50 (24)

23/48 (47.9)

0.01

9/50 (18)

23/48 (47.9)

0.001

Immediate skin-to-skin contact after birth

26/50 (52)

30/48 (62.5)

0.29

16/50 (32)

30/48 (62.5)

0.002

Breastfeeding in the first hour of life

25/50 (50)

33/48 (68.8)

0.59

18/50 (36)

33/48 (68.8)

<  0.001

Rooming-in

49/50 (98)

48/48 (100)

0.32

37/50 (74)

48/48 (100)

<  0.001

Companion of choice during hospital stay

45/50 (90)

47/48 (97.9)

0.10

34/50 (68)

47/48 (97.9)

< 0.001

Breastfeeding support

47/50 (94)

48/48 (100)

0.08

39/50 (78)

48/48 (100)

< 0.001

  1. N Total responses, n hospitals that implemented the practice for all deliveries, excluding emergency caesarean sections