- World Health Organization (WHO):
- New research highlights risks of separating newborns from mothers during COVID-19 pandemic (16 March 2021)
- Q&A Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Breastfeeding (7 May 2020)
- Q&A Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Pregnancy and Childbirth (2 September 2020)
- WHO Academy’s COVID-19 mobile learning app.
- Clinical management of COVID-19
- FAQs Breastfeeding and COVID-19 For health care workers (12 May 2020)
- The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH) Breastfeeding and Covid-19 YouTube Video. (28 May 2020)
- Reproductive Health and COVID-19, Pregnancy, Childbirth, Breastfeeding and COVID-19 (social media tiles/infographics)
- United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF): Key Advocacy Messages on Breastfeeding and COVID-19 (8 May 2020)
- Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine: ABM Statement on Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) (10 March 2020)
- American Academy of Pediatrics:
- Breastfeeding Guidance Post Hospital Discharge for Mothers or Infants with Suspected or Confirmed SARS-Co V-2 Infection (Updated 11 February 2021)
- FAQs: Management of Infants Born to Mothers with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 (Updated 11 February 2021)
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists:
- Coronavirus (COVID-19), Pregnancy, and Breastfeeding: A Message for Patients (Updated 5 March 2021)
- Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Summary of Key Updates (Updated 5 March 2021)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
- Toolkit for Pregnant People and New Parents (Update 5 March 2021)
- Breastfeeding and Caring for Newborns (Updated 26 February 2021)
- Human Milk Banking Association of North America:
- COVID-19 This is a special section with resources related to milk banking, donor milk, and COVID-19.
- KellyMom: COVID-19: Current Recommendations at a Glance (Updated 8 April 2020)
- La Leche League International (LLLI): References in relation to COVID-19, Childbirth, Breastfeeding and Donor Milk (Updated 9 September 2020)
- La Leche League USA (LLL USA): Coronavirus and Breastfeeding, Frequently Asked Questions. (Updated 17 February 2021)
- The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists: A message for pregnant women and their families (Updated 6 August 2020)
- The Royal College of Midwives/Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection in Pregnancy, Information for healthcare professionalsVersion 11 (Published 24 July 2020)
Resources for Lactation Consultant
- AMA Journal of Ethics: This organization has been talking about how to practice ethically in pandemics and epidemics for years, and now turns its attention to coronavirus with many resources, including a podcast.
- Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute: COVID-19 Resources.
- Journal of Human Lactation facebook page: this site offers ongoing scientific posts about coronavirus.
- HIPAA Emergency Response: a broad review of some important privacy considerations for patients from US Department of Health and Human Services.
- Home visit guidelines from CMS: broad guidance on how to manage either patients or providers with symptoms of or confirmed coronavirus
- International Lactation Consultant Association: Resources for Skilled Lactation Providers on COVID-19 provides resources, guidelines, and communication tools.
- National Perinatal Association: provides a set of resources and information similar to the other organizations here, as well as including a webinar
- Resources for Lactation Supporters During COVID-19 from Lactation Education Resources: this gives us three, quick, 1-page, lactation-specific guidance on community and telehealth options for breastfeeding support providers
- United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC): Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies, including COVID-19*
Emerging Evidence
- New research highlights risks of separating newborns from mothers during COVID-19 pandemic (16 March 2021)
- Clinicians are asked to participate in the National Registry for Surveillance and Epidemiology of Perinatal COVID-19 Infection, which will inform future guidance. Register at https://redcap.ctsi.ufl.edu/redcap/surveys/?s=FY44J48D9F [redcap.ctsi.ufl.edu]
- AAP Perinatal COVID-19 Registry. https://my.visme.co/view/ojq9qq8e-npc-19-registry [my.visme.co]
- Centeno-Tablante E, Medina-Rivera M, Finkelstein JL, et al. Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Through Breast Milk and Breastfeeding: a Living Systematic Review, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 28 Aug 2020 https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.14477
- Cochrane COVID-19 review of national clinical practice guidelines for key questions relating to the care of pregnant women and their babies. https://pregnancy.cochrane.org/news/covid-19-review-national-clinical-practice-guidelines-key-questions-relating-care-pregnant [pregnancy.cochrane.org]
- DC Breastfeeding Coalition and DC Health. COVID-19 and early postpartum breastfeeding: Emerging evidence and recommendations (Live on August 7, 2020 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US) in observance of World Breastfeeding Week.)
- Lackey KA, Pace RM, Williams JE, Bode L, Donovan SM, Järvinen KM, Seppo A, Raiten DJ, Meehan CL, McGuire MA, McGuire MK. SARS-CoV-2 and human milk: what is the evidence? doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.07.20056812 [doi.org] [preprint prior to peer review]
- Gribble K, Marinelli KA, Tomori C, Gross MS. Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic Response for Breastfeeding, Maternal Caregiving Capacity and Infant Mental Health. Journal of Human Lactation. 2020;36(4):591-603. https://doi.org/10.1177/0890334420949514
- Gribble, K., Mathisen, R., Ververs, Mt. et al. Mistakes from the HIV pandemic should inform the COVID-19 response for maternal and newborn care. Int Breastfeed J 15, 67 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-020-00306-8
- Kimberlin DW, Puopolo KM. Breastmilk and COVID-19: What Do We Know? [Published online ahead of print, 2020 Jun 21]. Clin Infect Dis. 2020;ciaa800. doi:10.1093/cid/ciaa800 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7337725/ [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
- Salvatore CM, Han J-Y, Acker KP, Tiwari P, Jin J, Brandler M, Cangemi C, Gordon L, Parow A, DiPace J, DeLaMora P. (2020). Neonatal management and outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: An observation cohort study. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/article/PIIS2352-4642(20)30235-2/fulltext [thelancet.com]
- Stuebe, A. (2020). Should Infants Be Separated from Mothers with COVID-19? First, Do No Harm. Breastfeeding Medicine, 15(5). https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/BFM.2020.29153.ams [liebertpub.com]
- Vega M, Hughes F, Bernstein PS, et al. From the Trenches: Inpatient Management of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Pregnancy, American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, Volume 2, Issue 3, Supplement, August 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2020.100154
- WHO Breastfeeding and COVID-19 [Scientific Brief]. (23 June 2020). https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/10665332639