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Infant Feeding in Emergencies

American Academy of Pediatrics

An Open Letter to Health Care Providers Attending to Families Affected by Hurricane Katrina: The Role of Human Milk and Breastfeeding [PDF]
Resources to Help Cope with Natural and Other Disasters

La Leche League:

Emergency Breastfeeding Resources

World Health Organization:

Infant Feeding in Emergencies: A Mother's Guide [Large PDF] (EU/ICP/LVNG 01 02 08). From: Programme for Nutrition Policy, Infant Feeding and Food Security. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1997.

Emergency Nutrition Network:

Fact Sheet from the Ad Hoc Group on Infant Feeding in Emergencies, Emergency Nutrition Network.
Breastfeeding in Emergency Situations [MSWord]. Wellstart International. 2004.
Infant feeding in emergencies (includes training modules for emergency response and health care workers)
Infant Feeding in Emergencies: Policy, Strategy & Practice. Report of the Ad Hoc Group on Infant Feeding in Emergencies: May 1999.

More...

Young Child Feeding in Emergencies [PDF] for UNICEF Offices and Partners (at the United States Breastfeeding Committee website)
Infant Feeding in Emergencies [PDF] -- Position Paper from the International Lactation Consultant Association
Infant Feeding in Emergencies from the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN)
Infant Feeding in Disasters from the Texas Dept. of State Health Services

Hurricane Checklist for Families by Mirine Richey Dye, CCE, CD, CLE
Keep Food and Water Safe after a Natural Disaster or Power Outage from the US Centers for Disease Control

How to...

Hand express your milk
Increase milk supply
Relactate (start breastfeeding again when you've stopped or nearly stopped)
Cup feed (if breastfeeding is not an option or mom/baby are separated, cups are easiest to clean when resources are scare)
Make a baby carrier from clothing or other common articles (from mamatoto.org)

Page last modified: 10/19/2006
Written: 09/01/2005

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