Emergency Preparedness: Infant and Young Child Care and Feeding

MO-07-0052 BFP

Key Points (Word) Opens a new browser window. and Media Release (PDF)from the Emergency Nutrition Network

Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM)

Support for Breastfeeding Is Crucial for Infant Health in the Aftermath of Natural Disasters (Word) Opens a new browser window.

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Infant Nutrition during a disaster: Breastfeeding and other options (PDF) Opens a new browser window.

California

Childbirth & Infant Feeding Emergency Information (PDF) Opens a new browser window.

California Emergency Preparedness Office

If you're a California nurse, doctor, pharmacist, or paramedic with an active license who would like to volunteer for disaster service, please register at the California Disaster Healthcare Volunteers

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):

Keep Food and Water Safe after a Natural Disaster or Power Outage

Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN) materials: (you may need to register to complete the links)

Training materials about Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies

Guiding principles for feeding infants and young children during emergencies
Infant Feeding in Emergencies – Modules 1 and 2 (including Manuals, overheads and trainer guides)

Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies - Operational Guidance for Emergency Relief Staff and Policy-Makers (Feb 2007 Available in 13 languages) (see Key Points (PDF) Opens a new browser window.

- Also available in: French, Portuguese, Spanish and Arabic)

Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA): A resource of tested and pasteurized human milk and a way to locate how and where to donate milk for others.

The International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN)

Infant Feeding in Emergency Situation

International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA)

Position Paper on Infant Feeding in Emergencies (PDF) Opens a new browser window.

La Leche League International (LLLI) Articles

FAQ on How Can I Increase My Milk Supply? These tips will also help mothers who wish to relactate (return to breastfeeding after stopping).

Relactation Tips FAQ: Strategies for rebuilding a milk supply--useful if other foods are in short supply.

FAQ on Building Up Milk Supply: Originally for mothers who pump milk when away from their babies, this FAQ has some very helpful tips.

Hand Expression: an article with information on hand expressing milk, if a pump is not available.

Stress – dealing with stress in emergencies: Breastfeeding in Times of Chaos

Media Releases

Locating La Leche League in the USA, other countries