Breastfeeding and Coronavirus
Published on 4 March 2020, updated 2 June 2020.
Skip to: LLLI multi-language Media Release – Breastfeeding, Childbirth, and COVID-19
Skip to: References in relation to COVID-19, Childbirth, Breastfeeding and Donor Milk
Skip to: LLLI multi-language Media Release – Continuing to Nurse Your Baby Through Coronavirus (2019-nCoV; COVID-19) and Other Respiratory Infections
Skip to: Living in China During the Outbreak of Coronavirus
Skip to: LLLI Infographics and social media resources in different languages
Skip to: Video interview with Karleen Gribble – Human Milk Offers Protection in Emergencies/Nelle emergenze l’allattamento protegge
La Leche League International (LLLI) respects the efforts of international health and medical organizations and associations to maintain up-to-date information and recommendations as understanding of the virus is developed. LLLI will continue to track the development of the current global health crisis.
Our resources will be revised to reflect new developments, and posted here.
The LLLI Advocacy, Networking and Action Committee have prepared and published media releases as follows:
Breastfeeding, Childbirth, and COVID-1 (16 April 2020)
Continuing to Nurse Your Baby Through Coronavirus (2019-nCoV; COVID-19) and Other Respiratory Infections (19 February 2020).
They have been translated into numerous languages – they are all linked in this post.
Please check back as more are being added all the time.
Contact Information: zion@llli.org (LLLI Executive Director, English only)
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Contact local LLL entities for languages other than English – search here https://llli.org/get-help/
LLLI Media release – Breastfeeding, Childbirth, and COVID-19
Available in the following languages:
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ENGLISH
ESPAÑOL
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References in relation to COVID-19, Childbirth, Breastfeeding and Donor Milk
Extensive list of links to best practices in relation to COVID-19, childbirth and breastfeeding, considerations for handling donor milk and recommended resources regarding human rights in childbirth:
llli MEDIA RELEASE – Continuing to Nurse Your Baby Through Coronavirus (2019-nCoV; COVID-19) and Other Respiratory Infections
Available in the following languages:
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Living in China During the Outbreak of Coronavirus
An article by a mother from Xiamen, China about Living in China During the Outbreak of Coronavirus, and how she managed to keep providing breastfeeding support in a changed landscape.
LLLI Infographics and social media resources
We have developed a number of infographics and memes to download, and for use on social media.
As new information comes out we will update our resources; revisions will be posted and linked here.
You can view and share our Facebook album of text based Breastfeeding and Coronavirus memes in multiple languages here.
And a graphic and image based memes in multiple languages here and here.
You can also view and share individual language memes.
See examples here.
Infographics
This infographic can be downloaded for use in your communities.
Find translations to download and print here.
Right click on a desktop, or hold and tap on a mobile device to bring up your options to copy or save the image.
Skip to: meme with guidelines for hand expressing and pumping at work or home.
Meme with guidelines for hand expressing and pumping at work or home.
Find and share in multiple languages here.
We are also sharing posts relevant to local situations from our entities – in over 80 countries worldwide – on our social media platforms.
Follow us on:
Facebook – @lalecheleagueinternational
Twitter – @lalecheleague
Instagram – LaLecheLeague
Examples of memes from our multi-language albums:
Video interview with Karleen Gribble
Human Milk Offers Protection in Emergencies/Nelle emergenze l’allattamento protegge
La Leche League Italia has conducted an interview (in English with Italian subtitles) with the emergency feeding specialist Karleen Gribble, member of the Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Core Group, as well as the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA).
Find it here: https://www.lllitalia.org/risorse/allattare-durante-un-emergenza.html
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LLLI multi-language Media Release – Breastfeeding, Childbirth, and COVID-19