Marit,
You can direct them to this info sheet on infant feeding in emergencies for the media.  http://www.ennonline.net/resources/126
Karleen Gribble
Australia

On 16/08/2012, at 1:16 AM, Marit Olanders wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> just heard on the Swedish news that there is lack of food in Syria and
> that there is a particualr problem because there is no powder formula
> for the babies. Women can't breastfeed, it's said, becuase the milk
> has dried up due to stress. I rang the editor and explained that that
> didn't really make sense and she asked me to e-mail them.
> http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=83&artikel=5232369
> 
> Is there anyone here with informaiton about Syria???
> 
> Marit Olanders
> bf counsellor in Amningshjälpen and writer of the book "Breastfeeding
> in Everyday Life (Amning i vardagen).
> 
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