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• Lactation Education and Support during Covid-19

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​​​​Breastfeeding saves lives! 

• Human milk contains antibodies that fight infection, including respiratory infections, like influenza.

• Human milk provides infants with perfect nutrition, including the proper amount of vitamins and minerals required for normal growth.

• Breastfeeding releases hormones that lowers stress and anxiety in both babies and mothers.

​Breastfeeding is a proven primary prevention strategy.

Now, more than ever, it is critical that we ensure families have the support they need to succeed.

​​From the United States Breastfeeding Committee:

We are thinking of the health and wellness of our extended community of supporters during this unprecedented time.

As communities around the nation respond to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, we wanted to be sure to keep key resources on infant feeding and COVID-19 at your fingertips. 

Accurate and timely information about preventing and treating  COVID-19 is essential to overcoming this global epidemic. Please share these free, online resources widely with individuals and organizations in your network. 

Resources for Families:

• Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine: "ABM Statement on Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)"
• Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute: "COVID-19 Resources"
  
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network: "Parent/Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope with the Coronavirus Disease 2019"
  
• UNICEF: "Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): What parents should know"
  

Resources for Health Care Providers:

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists/Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine: "Outpatient Assessment and Management for Pregnant Women With Suspected or Confirmed Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)"
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: "Interim Considerations for Infection Prevention and Control of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Inpatient Obstetric Healthcare Settings" 
  
• World Health Organization: "Clinical management of severe acute respiratory infection when novel coronavirus (nCoV) infection is suspected"
  

Resources for Public Health Workforce and Advocates:

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: "Pregnancy & Breastfeeding: Information about Coronavirus Disease 2019"
• Congress: "Senators Warren and Murray Urge NIH and FDA to Incorporate the Needs of Pregnant People and Other Underrepresented Populations as Companies Develop Vaccines and Therapeutics for COVID-19"
  
• National Perinatal Association: "COVID-19" 
  
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service: "FNS Program Guidance on Human Pandemic Response" 
  

The USBC is closely monitoring the situation. Please visit our "Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies, including COVID-19*" webpage for additional resources and stay tuned on email and social media for updates and action opportunities to help minimize the impact of this virus. 

Thank you for all you do,

~ the USBC Team