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dc.contributor.authorLubbe, Welma
dc.contributor.authorBotha, Elina
dc.contributor.authorNiela-Vilen, Hannakaisa
dc.contributor.authorReimers, Penny
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-13T11:11:00Z
dc.date.available2020-10-13T11:11:00Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationLubbe, W. et al. 2020. Breastfeeding during the COVID-19 pandemic: a literature review for clinical practice. International breastfeeding journal, 15(1): Art. #82. [https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-020-00319-3]en_US
dc.identifier.issn1746-4358 (Online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10394/35952
dc.identifier.urihttps://internationalbreastfeedingjournal.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s13006-020-00319-3
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-020-00319-3
dc.description.abstractBackground The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting normal life globally, every area of life is touched. The pandemic demands quick action and as new information emerges, reliable synthesises and guidelines for care are urgently needed. Breastfeeding protects mother and child; its health benefits are undisputed and based on evidence. To plan and support breastfeeding within the current pandemic, two areas need to be understood: 1) the clinical characteristics of COVID-19 as it applies to breastfeeding and 2) the protective properties of breastfeeding, including the practice of skin-to-skin care. This review aims to summarise how to manage breastfeeding during COVID-19. The summary was used to create guidelines for healthcare professionals and mothers. Methods Current publications on breastfeeding during the COVID-19 pandemic were reviewed to inform guidelines for clinical practice. Results Current evidence states that the Coronavirus is not transmitted via breastmilk. Breastfeeding benefits outweigh possible risks during the COVID-19 pandemic and may even protect the infant and mother. General infection control measures should be in place and adhered to very strictly. Conclusions Breastfeeding should be encouraged, mothers and infant dyads should be cared for together, and skin-to-skin contact ensured throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. If mothers are too ill to breastfeed, they should still be supported to express their milk, and the infant should be fed by a healthy individual. Guidelines, based on this current evidence, were produced and can be distributed to health care facilities where accessible information is neededen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMCen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectBreastfeedingen_US
dc.subjectCoronavirus; mother-infant dyaden_US
dc.subjectSkin-to-skin contacten_US
dc.subjectBreast milk expressingen_US
dc.subjectMother-infant separationen_US
dc.subjectNeonatalen_US
dc.titleBreastfeeding during the COVID-19 pandemic: a literature review for clinical practiceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.contributor.researchID21547173 - Lubbe, Welma


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