Resources
Infant feeding in the post Indian Ocean tsunami context: reports, theory and action
www.capersbookstore.com.au/birthissues/default.htm Article refers to the effect of stress and other myths related to breastfeeding in ...
Infant and Young Child Feeding: Innocenti Declaration 2005
A call for action following 15 years since the Innocenti Declaration on the Protection, Promotion and Support of Breastfeeding and the ...
ILCA - Position on infant feeding in emergencies
www.ilca.org Note: Actual date of position paper on IFE not known.
Hope in the darkest days - breastfeeding support in emergencies
Heinig MJ. J Hum Lact. 2005 Nov;21(4):395-6.
Early Exclusive Breastfeeding Increases HIV Survival (summary)
Summary of published paper in Field Exchange 25, May 2005, p.10. Published paper: Early exclusive breastfeeding reduces the risk of po...
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...
Breastfeeding After a Natural Disaster
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and OTIS. Although it mentions the benefits o...
The optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding review, background and meeting report, WHO
Nutrient adequacy of exclusive breastfeeding for the term infant during the first 6 months of life. Butte NF, lopez-Azarcon MG, Graza C...
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...
Review of policies and guidelines on infant feeding in emergencies - Common ground and gaps
Review of policies and guidance on infant feeding in emergencies, common ground and gaps. Disasters, 2001, 25(2), 136-148