Resources
US Breastfeeding Committee urges support of b/feeding in aftermath of Katrina
Hurricane, Katrina, USA 19th Sept 2005. United States Breastfeeding Committee www.usbreastfeeding.org/News-and-Events/PR-2005-09-19-Di...
Support for breastfeeding in crucial for infant health in the aftermath of natural disasters
www.bfmed.org/documents/WEB-ABM-Disasters-2005-PR.doc Issued after Hurricane Katrina - gives guidance.
Responses to the Tsunami disaster and infant feeding
Says why it is a problem and links to SCF statement and WHO statement Baby Milk Action also got same press release but with an added b...
Lactation consultants assist Katrina victims with breastfeeding support
www.ilca.org/katrina/Press%20Release%209-12-05%20Katrina.pdf
Infant Feeding in Emergencies
INFACT Canada Newsletter Winter 2005 Discusses boxing day tsunami, and that the WHA says to take care in emergencies. Also looks at th...
Breastfeeding lowers mothers stress: News article on research study
Article about new research from the McGill-affiliated Douglas Hospital Research Centre in Montreal that shows that mothers who breastfe...
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. ...
Wet Nursing: A village destroyed, the count goes on
Farouque F. Sydney Morning Herald 2004; 31 December. www.smh.com.au/news/Asia-Tsunami/A-village-destroyed-the-count-goes-on/… An exam...
Distribution of powdered milk & formula in Gaza and West Bank, News article
Also available from: www.pcrf.net/emergency/emergency.html
Mother-baby tents - Albanian camp provides support
Mothers and babies benefit from a place of their own: Two success stories. (1) Albanian camp provides support (2) Story from Honduras...