Emergency Preparedness: Infant and Young Child Care and Feeding

MO-07-0052 BFP

Key Points (PDF) 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)

 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Breastfeeding During Emergencies and Disasters

Infant Nutrition during a disaster: Breastfeeding and other options (PDF) 

California

California MCAH Emergency Supplies (Word)

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 Medical Volunteer Site

CAHAN (California Health Alert Network) The web-based CAHAN system is designed to broadcast warnings of impending or current disasters affecting the ability of health officials to provide disaster response services to the public, and to provide a collaborative work environment where sensitive disaster planning and response information may be securely shared between California local and state health agencies.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):

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 (May, 2006) (see Key Points (PDF)- 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)

International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA)

Position Paper on Infant Feeding in Emergencies (PDF)

 La Leche League International (LLLI) Articles

Handout for mothers in Emergencies - 2005:developed in Texas (PDF)

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

• When an Emergency Strikes Breastfeeding Can Save Lives, September 1, 2005

• Cuando una emergencia surge la Lactancia puede salvar vidas, 1 septiembre 2005

Locating La Leche League in the USA, other countries

Texas Department of Health English (PDF)...Spanish

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF):

Infant and Young Child Feeding and Care

Starting New Traditions in Infant Feeding

Breastfeeding: Foundation for a Healthy Future (PDF)

United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBFC):

United States Breastfeeding Committee Urges Support of Breastfeeding in Aftermath of Katrina (PDF) 

Information on Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies for UNICEF Offices and Partners - January, 2005 (PDF)

Wellstart International (Link):

Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergency Situations (PDF)

World Health Organization (WHO):

Ad Hoc Group on Infant Feeding in Emergencies Fact Sheet; Programme for Nutrition Policy, Infant Feeding and Food Security; Infant Feeding in Emergencies: A Guide for Mothers Geneva: World Health Organization, 1997. (PDF)

Guiding principles for feeding infants and young children in emergencies - 2004 (PDF, 4.2MB)

Thermal Protection of the Newborn (PDF)