BABY CARE AND BREAST FEEDING DURING COVID19

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BABY CARE AND BREAST FEEDING DURING COVID - 19
Pandemic disrupting various routines world wide
the pandemic creates many irregularities,
misconceptions, and lack of knowledge leads to
unhealthy lives, breastfeeding is essential to
optimise neonatal health numerous health
nutritional and growth benefits are associated
with breastfeeding. According to WHO upto 6
months to 1 year breastfeeding benefits baby
linked to promote anti- inflammatory response
along with antimicrobial properties healthy
immune response strength the defence mechanism
against opportunistic infections, and conditions
such as pneumonia, diarrhoea reduce risk of
diabetes 2 , post pardium depression to infant by
directly transferring antibodies from mother to
infant, not only for covid19 but from many other
infections mothers milk is protective shield for
baby growing throughout life. The authentic
knowledge related to breastfeeding infants for
covid mothers is must, it directly effect infants
health, growth, immunity and defence mechanism of
baby throughout life. Its a myth that mother
suffering from corona virus shouldnt breastfeed
baby, As till todays researches traces of novel
corona virus werent found in breast milk or we
can say very low risk of transmission is noted
through breastfeeding mothers to baby, but for
skin to skin contact during breastfeeding
precautions should be ensure for low risk of
spread of corona virus from mother to baby under
strict supervision of doctor.
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Numerous researchers update daily basis under the
doctors supervision and counselling
breastfeeding should be advised for covid
positive mothers, the mothers who are unable to
breastfeed their baby due to covid complications
breastfeeding is a challenge for such mothers
advised for alternative methods of feeding their
infant for healthy nutrition and innate immunity
in baby. Further general guidelines includes,
only give donor milk from an official milk bank
for healthy hygienic sterilization process .
temporary separation of mother and infant is also
suggested with the help of physical barriers,
regularly clean breast pump part and wipe down
surface of pump,avoid touching eyes nose mouth,
avoid gatherings and crowd ,breastfeeding mothers
should be concerned about infant heath by keeping
hand hygiene sanitizing, breastfeeding baby by
wearing mask and cough or sneeze into your bent
elbow, routine clean and disinfect surface you
daily touch, having hygiene precautions are
must.baby and mother both should be strictly in
clinical observations . Even breastfeeding with
confirmed or suspected covid19 infection can
benefit the infant the antibodies transfer from
mother to baby gives him/her the life long innate
immunity to fight against infections without
hindering health any sort of misconceptions can
lead health issues for infant proper knowledge is
must for such cases as pregnant women are already
anxious and suffering psychological problem
related to this covid conditions the anxiety and
discomfort raise more and more with pregnant
women as this situation is unpredictable no one
was mentally prepared for pandemic thing and
change in researches daily new facts
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transmission hypes mothers anxiety for health of
their infants at this point the authentic and
efficient knowledge related to pregnancy and
breastfeeding ,health hygiene safe for mother and
infant during pandemic is must. Prefer a
experienced and effective consultation related to
breastfeeding method, hygiene during pandemic and
other dos and dont which can Hinder your
infants health. Its better to consult experts
than suffer for life.
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For further more details visit one of the well
known and experienced hospital for treating
pandemic situation and counselling and effective
treatment are our first priority.
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