Breastfeeding mothers with COVID-19 infection: a case series.

Augusto Pereira SánchezSara Cruz-MelguizoMaria AdrienLucia FuentesEugenia MarinAzul FortiTirso Perez-Medina

Published in: International breastfeeding journal (2020)

Our experience shows that breastfeeding in newborns of mothers with COVID-19 is safe with the adequate infection control measures to avoid mother-baby contagion. Supplementing feeding with pasteurized donor human milk or infant formula may be effective, until exclusive breastfeeding is achieved.

Keyphrases

human milk
low birth weight
preterm infants
coronavirus disease
sars cov
preterm birth
pregnant women
gestational age
respiratory syndrome coronavirus