Resources
Impact of breastfeeding in emergency situations - Health Professionals
Letter to Hospitals, State WIC and Public Health Programs in the US
ILCA Katrina Special Relief Fund
Put on their website: ILCA has set up an ILCA Katrina Special Relief Fund earmarked for assistance to IBCLCs and ILCA members directly ...
Condolenses & keep breastfeeding: Letter sent out during Hurricane Katrina, USA
Letter sent out on Sept 6, 2005 in response to Hurricane Katrina. Keep breastfeeding is the message www.usbreastfeeding.org/News-and-E...
Call for support for appropriate infant and young child feeding in the current Asian emergency, and caution about the unnecessary use of milk products
An example of a joint statement / press release produced after an emergency - in this case the Tsunami 2004. Note: A generic joint sta...
Breakdowns marked path from hurricane to anarchy
Aritlce on the effects of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, USA, in the New York Times 11 Sept 2005, Lipton E, Drew C, Shane S, Rohde D. ...
IFE reminder by UNICEF to country offices
Reminder e-mail sent by Nutrition Section Chief Rainer Gross to UNICEF Country Offices following the Tsunami and use of infant formula....
Breastfeeding and the risk of postneonatal death in the United States
Chen A, Rogan WJ. Breastfeeding and the risk of postneotal death in the United States. Pediatrics 113: 435-439, 2004 A large US based ...
The decision to breastfeed in the United States: does race matter?
Forste R, Weiss J, Lippincott E. The decision to breastfeed in the United States: does race matter? Pediatrics. 2001, 108(2):291-6 ped...
Nutrition and infant feeding survey of women and children in Sarajevo during July 1993
Eur J Clin Nutrition 1995 Oct;49 Suppl 2:S11-6.Robertson A, Fronczak N, Jaganjac N, Hailey P, Copeland P, Duprat M, WHO. Abstract: OB...