Protecting Milk Supply During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Issue 5 (September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Spatz, Diane L.
• Is Part Of: MCN, the American journal of maternal child nursing. Volume 45:Issue 5(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-09
• Subjects: Obstetric Nursing -- Periodicals; Pediatric Nursing -- Periodicals; Maternal-Child Nursing -- Periodicals; Pediatric nursing -- Periodicals -- Databases; Maternity nursing -- Periodicals -- Databases; Electronic journals; Electronic journals; Maternity nursing; Pediatric nursing; Databases; Periodicals; Electronic journals; Databases; 610.73
• DOI: 10.1097/NMC.0000000000000651
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0361-929X

Abstract

Abstract : During the pandemic, supporting needs of childbearing families and the role of human milk as a lifesaving medical intervention should not be forgotten. International organizations such as the United Nations Children's Fund and the World Health Organization have recommended early, exclusive breastfeeding and skin-to-skin contact during COVID-19 including women who are positive for the virus. Our breastfeeding expert, Dr. Spatz, offers details of these recommendations.