DERLEME J Health Pro Res 2021;3(1):38-41 Sağlık Profesyonelleri Araştırma Dergisi / Journal of Health Professionals Research 38 COVID-19 in Newborns and Care Yenidoğanda COVID-19 ve Bakım Yeter ÇUVADAR 1 Ayşe ÇUVADAR 2 ABSTRACT The new type of Coronavirus (COVID-19), which is spread all over the world from Wuhan city of China, is one of the biggest threats in the world in recent years. Although COVID-19 infects individuals of all age groups, both its transmission and spread rate and mortality are high. Newborns; the immune system is immature, although unproven maternal vertical transition is in high risk group due to the possibility of perinatal contact through stool and urine during vaginal deliveries and close contact with the asymptomatically infected mother after birth. It is of great importance that the midwife / nurse, who spends the most time with the patient during the pandemic period, constantly improves themselves and updates their knowledge. This review article is planned to make recommendations for midwives / nurses to take appropriate approach to COVID-19 suspected and definitive diagnosed neonates. Key Words: COVID-19, Newborn, Midwifery, Nursing ÖZ Çin'in Wuhan kentinden tüm dünyaya yayılan yeni tip Koronavirüs (COVID-19), son yıllarda dünyanın yaşadığı en büyük tehditlerinden biridir. COVID-19 tüm yaş gruplarından bireyleri enfekte etmekle beraber, hem bulaşma hem de yayılma oranı ve ölüm oranı yüksektir. Yenidoğanlar; bağışıklık sistemi olgunlaşmamış, ancak vajinal doğumlar sırasında dışkı ve idrar yoluyla perinatal temas olasılığı ve doğumdan sonra asemptomatik olarak enfekte anne ile yakın temas nedeniyle kanıtlanmamış maternal dikey geçiş yüksek risk grubunda yer almaktadır. Pandemi dsürecinde hasta ile en fazla vakit geçiren ebe / hemşirenin sürekli kendini geliştirmesi ve bilgilerini güncellemesi büyük önem taşımaktadır. Bu derleme makalesi, ebe/ hemşirelere COVID-19 şüpheli ve kesin tanı konmuş yenidoğanlara uygun yaklaşımı benimsemeleri için önerilerde bulunmak üzere planlanmıştır. Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19, Yenidoğan, Ebelik, Hemşirelik Introduction The first case of COVID-19 was officially detected by the World Health Organization (WHO) in a traveler visiting the Wuhan province of China in Washington state (1), and in March 2020, WHO made an assessment that COVID-19 could be considered an epidemic (2). Many studies from the day of the epidemic to the present COVID-19 was examined in adults, but study data on the clinical features of the outbreak in newborns are not sufficient (3). The epidemic raised the question of whether the SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted from pregnant Geliş Tarihi/Recieved:11-12-2020 Kabul Tarihi/Accepted:23-01-2021 Çevrimiçi Yayın Tarihi/Avaliable Online Date:15.01.2021 1 Gedik Üniversitesi / MYO / Öğretim Görevlisi, e-mail:Yetercuvadar1@outlook.com, ORCID: 0000-0001-2345-6789 2 Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi / Ebelik Doktora Öğrencisi e-mail: aysecuvadar@hotmail.com, ORCID: 0000-0002-7917-0576 Sorumlu yazar/Correspondence: Ayşe Çuvadar, e-mail: aysecuvadar@hotmail.com Cite this article as: Çuvadar Y, Çuvadar A. COVID-19 in Newborns and Care. J Health Pro Res 2021;3(1):39-42 woman to the fetus by the method of transmission called vertical transmission. This question makes the epidemic not only an important public health problem but also an obstetric management problem affecting mother and newborn health (4). There is no evidence yet that SARSCoV‐ 2 can be transplacentally transmitted from mother to newborn. However, different age groups are known to be sensitive to SARS‐CoV‐2. Treatment and care strategies for newborns diagnosed with COVID-19 are based on adult