How to protect your newborn from Covid-19 - and the red flags to look out for in babies

While family members and friends will be eager to see the little one, Dr Lynch advises parents restrict visitors and keep it to one household per visit max 

Loving Mother Cuddling Sleeping Newborn Baby Son Over Shoulder

A Cork doctor has taken to TikTok to share advice on how parents can best protect their newborn babies from Covid-19 and other respiratory viruses.

Dr Niamh Lynch, a consultant paediatrician, said one of the questions she is fielding regularly from parents and guardians of newborn babies at the moment is "how do I protect my newborn baby from Covid-19?"