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Care for Breastfeeding Women: Interim Guidance on Breastfeeding and Breast Milk Feeds in the Context of COVID-19: Nov. 16, 2020

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    Updated Nov. 16, 2020

    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. For related information, refer to Considerations for Inpatient Obstetric Healthcare Settings, Evaluation and Management Considerations for Neonates at Risk for COVID-19, and Information for Pediatric Healthcare Providers.

    Revisions were made on November 16, 2020 to:

    • Update considerations for breastfeeding for people with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 or who have been in close contact with someone with COVID-19.

    • Reflect new evidence suggesting that breast milk is not a likely source of SARS-CoV-2 transmission.

    • Reflect new evidence that SARS-CoV-2 experimentally added to breast milk is inactivated via pasteurization.

    • Add considerations for infection prevention and control measures for lactation services.

    Considerations for breastfeeding -- Scenarios: Suspected or confirmed COVID-19 -- Scenarios: Close contact with someone with COVID-19 -- Well-child visits -- Lactation services -- Breastfeeding and expressing milk in workplaces -- Pasteurized donor human milk.

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