Barriers imposed in the relationshibetween puerperal women and newborns in the COVID-19 pandemic scenario

A new vA­rus called Sars-CoV-2, or COVID-19, appeared attheend of 2019 and caused several changes world wide In view of this, countries have established preventive measures against this pandemic, such as social isolation, use of personal protective equipment (PPE's) and care for individuals within the so-called risk groups, such as the elderly, hypertensive, chronically ill and recently, pregnant women and puerperal women were included For puerperal women, breastfeeding is an essential moment, which, in addition to a moment of natural feeding, is na opportunity to strengthen the mother-baby bond Aiming at a more cautious attention to a possible transmission of COVID-19 during breastfeeding, preventive measures for this act can hinder this binomial and bring harm to both Um novo vA­rus denominado Sars-CoV-2, ou COVID-19, surgiu no final do ano de 2019 e causou diversas modificaA§Aµes em todo o mundo Diante disso, os paA­ses estabeleceram medidas preventivas contra essa pandemia, tais quais o isolamento social, uso de equipamentos de proteA§A£o individual (EPI's) e cuidado com indivA­duos enquadrados nos chamados grupos de risco, como idosos, hipertensos, doentes crA´nicos e recentemente, as gestantes e puA©rperas foram inclusas Para as puA©rperas, a amamentaA§A£o A© um momento primordial, que, alA©m de um momento de alimentaA§A£o natural, A© uma oportunidade de fortalecer o vA­nculo mA£e-bebAa Visando uma atenA§A£o mais cautelosa para uma possA­vel transmissA£o de COVID-19 durante a amamentaA§A£o, as medidas preventivas para esse ato podem dificultar esse binA´mio e trazer prejuA­zos para ambos