Summary Hospital infection control measures against COVID-19 may come into conflict with patients’ need for support. In Norway, some hospitals have restricted access for partners of women giving birth. We investigated the incidence rate of SARS-CoV-2 among birthing parents compared to similarly aged women and men in the general population; and the additional risk posed by allowing partners in. Birthing parents often shared infection status and had a slightly lower incidence rate than the general population in the peripartum period. They should not be considered a high-risk group for SARS-CoV-2 infections.
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【저자키워드】 COVID-19, infection control, pandemic, Birth, preparedness, Peripartum care, 【초록키워드】 SARS-CoV-2, hospital, Infection, risk, Patient, incidence rate, General population, women, Norway, SARS-CoV-2 infections, Support, Hospital infection control, measure, parent, men, investigated, Birthing, 【제목키워드】 SARS-CoV-2, Norway, lower risk, parent, positive, Birthing,
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, infection control, pandemic, Birth, preparedness, Peripartum care, 【초록키워드】 SARS-CoV-2, hospital, Infection, risk, Patient, incidence rate, General population, women, Norway, SARS-CoV-2 infections, Support, Hospital infection control, measure, parent, men, investigated, Birthing, 【제목키워드】 SARS-CoV-2, Norway, lower risk, parent, positive, Birthing,