I strolled through Google using the words: coronavirus breastfeeding
Never found these two words in the same article.

CDC warns about airborne droplet infection and contact with bodily fluids,
but does NOT mention breastfeeding or breast milk in any way. Another CDC
publication clarifies that Universal Precautions are NOT needed for usual
handling of EBM - except in the case of milk bank workers; i.e. breast milk
is not a "bodily fluid / secretion" requiring Precautions.

BTW: a version of coronavirus is believed to be the cause of SARS.
I found nothing relating SARS and breastfeeding or breast milk in any way.
Going to my one of my favorites: LaTrobe University: Table 2 shows Lipid to
be active en vitro against coronavirus.

I'm of the opinion that it's okay and best to continue BFing unless it is
proven to be contraindicated. But then, your doctors are not asking my
opinion. They want evidence.

I haven't yet checked Lactnet Archives. I'm thinking there are many others
on this list that have on point info: Dr Newman? Dr Nice? many others?

Phyllis


> Now I am working with a dyad who has struggled with GI service to keep the
> baby on Breastmilk. This baby has gone through a lot. She is 5 months old,
> only 10 pounds, status post cardiac surgery (will need three more
> surgeries), has a gastric button due to extreme reflux, and she has had
> extreme oral aversion (which was improving until she got sick again). She
> has a hx of not tolerating Pregestimil. She has not be home, out of the
> hospital for more than 1.5 weeks total in her life. Now she is in the
> hospital for bloody stools diagnosed as coronavirus and the GI doctors are
> have stopped the breast milk and put her on pregestimil again. Please help
> me help this Mom. Does coronavirus contraindicate breastmilk? Do you have
> any info on this?
>
> Please email me privately as well as to the list. Thank you all for your
> help.
>
> Kim Sweet
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