Masks? Vaccines? How parents of newborns should handle visitors in this phase of the pandemic. - The Washington Post

Yes, newborns can have visitors, but with precautions. Parents should consider limiting the number of visitors the baby is in close contact with, according to Jorge Perez, a neonatologist and founder of Kidz Medical Services in Coral Gables, Fla. "There is no magical number about how many visitors, and this is relevant with any newborn, before or during a pandemic and post-covid," Perez says. "Since babies are unprotected when they are separated from the placenta, I recommend that households with an infant limit their exposure for two to three months. The flu, RSV or other viruses are dangerous to an infant who can't fight them off."