COVID-19 and Breastfeeding Resources
( This page is dynamic and information would be updated as new evidence and guidelines arrive from Government of India and WHO)
Webinar on COVID-19 and Breastfeeding- June 19, 2020
Info graphics on Breastfeeding and COVID-19
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Updates
Action Alert
Press Releases
Correspondence with Government of India Agencies
- Open Letter to All Health Ministers in the States of India about Separating Covid Positive Mothers and Babies: Abandoning Breastfeeding dated 23 May 2021
- Letter to Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Hon'ble Minister, MoHFW, GOI,about government action needed on two fronts, dated 19 May 2021
- Letter to, Dr, Harsh Vardhan, Hon’ble Minister, MoHFW, GOI on Action to Stop Exploitation of Covid-19 by the Baby food and Feeding bottle companies, dated 19 June 2020
- MoHFW response -Concerning Separation of Mothers from Babies during COVID-19 emergency, 23 April 20
- Letter to NDMA regarding the distribution of baby foods during COVID -19 emergency, 21 April 20
- Letter to Dr. Harsh Vardhan Concerning Separation of Mothers from Babies during COVID-19 emergency, 17 April 20
Guidance on Infant and Young Child Feeding in the context of COVID-19
- WHO:Transmission of SARS-CoV-2: implications for infection prevention precautions.(9, July 2020)
- WHO: Breastfeeding and COVID-19: scientific brief (23 June 2020)
- UNICEF: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) information centre
- WHO: Clinical Management of COVID-19 (27 May 2020)
- WHO FAQ: Breastfeeding and COVID-19 For health care workers (7 May 2020)
- WHO-New FAQs: Address healthcare workers questions on breastfeeding and COVID-19 ( 28 April 2020)
- WHO-Short news story:New FAQs address healthcare workers questions on breastfeeding and COVID-19 (28 April 2020)
- UNICEF brief (30 March 2020) on Infant & Young Child Feeding in the Context of COVID-19
- WHO interim guidance (13 March 2020) on Clinical management of severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) when COVID-19 disease is suspected
- ICMR-NIRRH Guidance for Management of Pregnant Women in COVID-19 Pandemic
- IAP-FOGSI-NNF Clinical Practice Guideline Perinatal-Neonatal management of COVID-19 infection
- FOGSI GCPR Good Clinical Practice recommendation on Pregnancy With COVID-19 Infection (28 March 2020)
- WHO EMRO breastfeeding advice during the COVID-19 outbreak Hindi 2020
Research articles on COVID-19 and Infant and Young Child Feeding
- Breastfeeding During the Covid-19 Pandemic - JP Dadhich, Nupur Bidla, 2021 (sagepub.com)
- Assessment of knowledge and opinion regarding breastfeeding practices during COVID-19 pandemic among paediatricians and obstetricians in India: an online survey, 2021
- Robust and Specific Secretory IgA Against SARS-CoV-2 Detected in Human Milk(November 2020)
- Report on Gaps in beliefs and practices of trained breastfeeding counsellors and lactating Mothers facing Covid-‐19 pandemic in India A quick online quantitative study (October 2020)
- Clinical characteristics and intrauterine vertical transmission potential of COVID-19 infection in nine pregnant women: a retrospective review of medical records
- The stepwise assembly of the neonatal virome is modulated by breastfeeding
Information sheet on Breastfeeding and COVID-19
Breastfeeding during COVID -19 by WHO
Can Covid Positive Lactating Mothers Continue To Breastfeed Their Babies?