COVID-19 Statements from leading health authorities:

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• Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine – https://www.bfmed.org/abm-statement-coronavirus

• American Academy of Pediatrics – https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/chest-lungs/Pages/2019-Novel-Coronavirus.aspx

• American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology – https://www.acog.org/patient-resources/faqs/pregnancy/coronavirus-pregnancy-and-breastfeeding 

• Center for Disease Control & Prevention – https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/specific-groups/pregnancy-guidance-breastfeeding.html & https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/inpatient-obstetric-healthcare-guidance.html

• Human Milk Banking Association of North America – https://www.hmbana.org/news/statement-on-coronavirus.html?fbclid=IwAR12pAhJJ05jd_FIJ8xQ7r1H-NmRN5RpaGqdpSgjFy60c8QCaqfWfgRlz6s

• Infant Risk Center – https://www.infantrisk.com/coronavirus-and-breastfeeding-evidence-based-statements

• International Lactation Consultant Association – https://lactationmatters.org/2020/03/18/ilca-statement-on-breastfeeding-and-lactation-support-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/

• La Leche League USA – https://lllusa.org/coronavirus-and-breastfeeding/

• National Perinatal Association – http://www.nationalperinatal.org/COVID-19

• UNICEF – https://www.unicef.org/stories/novel-coronavirus-outbreak-what-parents-should-know?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=ec03feb3-89d5-4aa8-9873-fc2fab0cdf34

• World Health Organization – https://www.who.int/publications-detail/home-care-for-patients-with-suspected-novel-coronavirus-(ncov)-infection-presenting-with-mild-symptoms-and-management-of-contacts?fbclid=IwAR11pw9EqO1Dt8winmVNF2LnZj_eXkkkV2vb6_hsqj1-2OmFtkjk7FJvkw4