Infant Feeding in Emergencies

Key points and safe infant feeding

Potential infant feeding scenarios during an emergency situation

 

FACT Sheets for Mothers, Parents and Support People

1.  For pregnant women - how will I feed my new baby?

2.  For pregnant women and new mothers - preparing to breastfeed during late pregnancy at at birth

3.  For new mothers - getting started

4.  Establishing breastfeeding

5.  Positioning the baby and helping a baby to breastfeed

6.  Getting breastfeeding started again after a break - relactation

6a. Re-stimulating breastmilk supply

7.  Important things to know about breastfeeding

8.  What helps breastfeeding go well?

9.  What can make breastfeeding go wrong?

10. Sick babies, and toddlers

11. Myths; stress, weight loss and breastfeeding

12. Improving conditions for breastfeeding women and children

13. For women who intend to stop breastfeeding after the emergency

14. Keeping infant formula-fed and bottle-feb babies safe and well

15. Hand expression of breastmilk - how to do this

16. Cup-feeding an Infant

Infant formula usage

References