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It is not safer to give infant formula milk to your baby if you have confirmed or suspected #COVID19

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#breastfeeding

Transmission of active COVID-19 virus through breast milk and #breastfeeding has not been detected to date. There is no reason to avoid or stop breastfeeding.

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Q&A: breastfeeding and COVID-19

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Close contact and early, exclusive #breastfeeding helps a baby to thrive.
A woman with #COVID19 should be supported to:

breastfeed safely

hold her newborn skin-to-skin

share a room with her baby

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Close contact and early, exclusive #breastfeeding helps a baby to thrive.A woman with #COVID19 should be supported to: breastfeed safely hold her newborn skin-to-skin share a room with her baby https://bit.ly/2Wxz2F1

Women with #COVID19 can breastfeed.
They should:

Wash hands with soap and water or use alcohol-based hand rub frequently

Wear a medical mask during any contact with the baby

Sneeze or cough into a tissue

Routinely clean and disinfect surfaces touched

: @PMNCH

Mothers with symptoms of #COVID19 are advised to wear a medical mask, but even if this is not possible, #breastfeeding should be continued.

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Mothers with symptoms of #COVID19 are advised to wear a medical mask, but even if this is not possible, #breastfeeding should be continued. https://bit.ly/2Wxz2F1

Babies should be fed nothing but breast milk for their first 6 months, after which they should continue #breastfeeding and eating other nutritious and safe foods until 2 years of age or beyond.

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Babies should be fed nothing but breast milk for their first 6 months, after which they should continue #breastfeeding and eating other nutritious and safe foods until 2 years of age or beyond. https://bit.ly/36EakWq

Breast milk saves children’s lives as it provides antibodies that give babies a healthy boost and protects them against many childhood illnesses.

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#breastfeeding

: @UNICEF/Holt

Breast milk saves children’s lives as it provides antibodies that give babies a healthy boost and protects them against many childhood illnesses. https://bit.ly/36EakWq #breastfeeding : @UNICEF/Holt

From the earliest moments of a child’s life, #breastfeeding can mean the difference between life and death.
Babies who are not breastfed are 14 times more likely to die than babies who are exclusively breastfed

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From the earliest moments of a child’s life, #breastfeeding can mean the difference between life and death.Babies who are not breastfed are 14 times more likely to die than babies who are exclusively breastfed https://bit.ly/36EakWq

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