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Manuals, Toolkits and Guidance

Breastfeeding Advice During the COVID-19 Outbreak

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2020

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English, Arabic

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WHO, World Health Organization

Breastfeeding protects newborns from getting sick and has positive impacts throughout infancy and early childhood. As with all confirmed of suspected COVID-19 cases, however, mothers with any symptoms who are breastfeeding or practicing skin-to-skin contact should take precautions.

This document includes advice for breastfeeding during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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WHO, World Health Organization

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Manuals, Toolkits and Guidance

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Health workers, Programme managers

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Fear, myths, and misconceptions, Increase cost to access nutrition services, Reduced, low or no touch (women and children)

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Breastfeeding

COVID-19/Coronavirus

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