Farhadi Roya, Mehrpisheh Shahrokh, Philip Roy K
Pediatrics Infectious Diseases Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IRN.
Pediatrics, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IRN.
Cureus. 2021 Mar 4;13(3):e13699. doi: 10.7759/cureus.13699.
The separation of the mother-infant pair during the immediate postpartum period has been shown to impair the initiation and sustenance of breastfeeding. For critically ill mothers with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the imposed isolation generates anxiety for their health and that of the offspring. In this study, we present a few cases where a favorable outcome was observed through a telehealth initiative for mothers with severe COVID-19 pneumonia, which involved sharing pictures and videos of newborn infants with the mothers during the ongoing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2) pandemic in a maternity hospital in northern Iran. In addition to the subjective maternal wellbeing offered by the visual and auditory cues from the infant, this technology-assisted telelactation'/'mobile-lactation'/'e-lactation' could potentially enhance the mother's capacity to initiate emotional bonding with the infant and be an adjunct in achieving and maintaining her lactation goals while offering the best nutritional choice for the infant.
母婴在产后即刻分离已被证明会损害母乳喂养的开始和维持。对于患有2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的重症母亲来说，强制隔离会使她们对自身及后代的健康感到焦虑。在本研究中，我们介绍了几例通过远程医疗倡议取得良好结果的案例，该倡议针对患有严重COVID-19肺炎的母亲，在伊朗北部一家妇产医院持续的严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2（SARS-CoV-2）大流行期间，向母亲们分享新生儿的照片和视频。除了婴儿的视觉和听觉线索给母亲带来的主观幸福感外，这种技术辅助的“远程哺乳”/“移动哺乳”/“电子哺乳”可能会增强母亲与婴儿建立情感联系的能力，并有助于实现和维持她的哺乳目标，同时为婴儿提供最佳营养选择。
