A term female newborn weighing 4190 g was born by cesarean section due to prolonged labor and meconium-stained fluid in a regional hospital in Guinea-Bissau. Bag-mask ventilation was required, and Apgar scores were six and eight at 1 and 5 minutes, respectively. On the third day of life, the newborn presented with erythematous and indurated plaques on the axillary region, posterior trunk, buttocks, and thighs, ...
Background: Early neonatal hospital discharges are an important issue in perinatal care. We aimed to characterize newborns admitted to the Pediatric Emergency Department (PED) in the first months of the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods: We conducted a retrospective observational study concerning newborns who presented to the PED during the pandemic period, in comparison with the same period of the previous year. Data...