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Table 4 Comparison of best perinatal care practices, being implemented in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, by cumulative incidence of the disease in the Autonomous Region where hospitals were located, for women without COVID-19, with mild COVID-19, and with severe COVID-19. BFHI maternity hospitals in Spain, 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

Women without COVID-19

 

CI > 190/100000

CI < 190/100000

 
 

N = 30

n (%)

N = 20

n (%)

p-value

Companion of choice during labour

30 (100)

20 (100)

1

Companion of choice during delivery

9 (30)

3 (15)

0.22

Immediate skin-to-skin after birth

17 (56)

9 (45)

0.42

Breastfeeding in the first hour of life

14 (46.7)

11 (55)

0.56

Rooming in

29 (96.7)

20 (100)

0.41

Companion of choice during hospital stay

28 (93.3)

17 (85)

0.33

Breastfeeding support

29 (96.7)

18 (90)

0.33

Follow-up if discharged early

27 (90)

18 (90)

1

Special breastfeeding support measures

13 (43.3)

5 (25)

0.18

Women with mild COVID-19

 

CI > 190/100000

CI < 190/100000

 
 

N = 30

n (%)

N = 20

n (%)

p-value

Companion of choice during labour

28 (93.3)

14 (70)

0.03

Companion of choice during delivery

7 (23.3)

2 (10)

0.23

Immediate skin-to-skin after birth

14 (46.7)

2 (10)

0.006

Breastfeeding in the first hour of life

14 (46.7)

4 (20)

0.05

Rooming in

26 (86.7)

11 (55)

0.01

Companion of choice during hospital stay

25 (83.3)

9 (45)

0.004

Breastfeeding support

22 (73.3)

12 (60)

0.32

Follow-up if discharged early

23 (76.7)

16 (80)

0.78

Special breastfeeding support measures

16 (53.3)

4 (20)

0.02

Women with severe COVID-19

 

CI > 190/100000

CI < 190/100000

 
 

N = 27

n (%)

N = 20

n (%)

p-value

Companion of choice during labour

23 (85.2)

9 (45)

0.003

Companion of choice during delivery

5 (18.5)

1 (5)

0.17

Support for milk extraction

25 (92.6)

13 (65)

0.02

  1. CI: Cumulative incidence as reported by National Epidemiologic Vigilance Network. n = hospitals implementing the practice for all deliveries, excluding emergency caesarean sections. Some questions were not responded by all hospitals