Care for Breastfeeding People: Interim Guidance on Breastfeeding and Breast Milk Feeds in the Context of COVID-19: Updated June 17, 2021

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases.
• Description:
  Updated June 17, 2021
  
  This information is intended for healthcare providers and lactation specialists who care for breastfeeding people as well as infants and children (hereafter referred to as child or children) who receive breast milk feeds during the COVID-19 pandemic. These considerations are based on what is currently known about severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19, and the evidence available to date about transmission of SARS-CoV-2 through breast milk. CDC will update these considerations as additional information becomes available.
  
  
• Content Notes:
  Considerations for breastfeeding -- How to Protect the Breastfed Child -- How to Protect the Breastfeeding Person -- How to Protect Others -- Well-child visits -- Lactation services -- Breastfeeding and expressing milk in workplaces -- Pasteurized donor human milk -- Previous Updates.
• Subjects:
  Breast Feeding Coronavirus Infections/prevention & Control COVID-19 Vaccines COVID-19/prevention & Control Vaccination
• Document Type:
  Webpage
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/107294/cdc_107294_DS1.pdf
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