Resources
Infant Nutrition During a Disaster Breastfeeding and Other Options
By the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Please note that this guide advises breastfeeding for 4-6 months, whereas now the WHO gui...
Health Concerns of Women and Infants in Times of Natural Disasters: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina
Health Concerns of Women and Infants in Times of Natural Disasters: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina. Callaghan WM, Rasmussen SA,...
Breastmilk a lifesaver for a baby in times of emergency: News article
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Women & Infants Service Package (WISP): Planning for Emergencies
www.whiteribbonalliance.org/images/upload/APHApresentation.ppt#256,1 Women & Infants Service Package (WISP): Planning for Emergenc...
Infant feeding strategies & PMTCT - Mashi Trial from Botswana (summary)
Summary of published paper in Field Exchange 29, December 2006, p.6 Published paper: Thior et al (2006). Breastfeeding Plus Infant Zid...
Infant feeding in emergencies
This leaflet was made after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Please note that while this leaflet says that relactation can only occur 6 mont...
Helping moms, babies when disaster strikes, news article relating to Hurricane Katrina
www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.mothers14may14,0,3362192… From the Baltimore Sun Helping moms, babies when disaster str...
Group Urges Disaster Planning for Pregnant Women, Babies, News article
Group Urges Disaster Planning for Pregnant Women, Babies By Rama Lakshmi Special to The Washington Post Thursday, August 17, 2006; P...
Diarrhoea risk associated with not breastfeeding in Botswana (summary)
Diarrhoea risk associated with not breastfeeding in Botswana. Summary of report and presentation in Field Exchange 29, Dec 2006 p.22 B...