Options for feeding children in emergency: breastfeeding, re-lactation, milk sharing and wet nursing. Programming for infant formula dependent babies.
25 May 2023 at 17:30-19.00
Options for feeding children in emergency: breastfeeding, re-lactation, milk sharing and wet nursing. Programming for infant formula dependent babies.
Breastfeeding is the safest and best form of nutrition for infants and young children in an emergency, but it is not always possible. During the next webinar in the series, “Supporting Mothers in Child Nutrition in Emargencies,” Dr. Julia Smith and Prof. Barbara Królak-Olejnik will talk about how extremely important it is to educate and offer mothers various other forms of feeding their children through, for example, breastmilk sharing or wet-nursing, i.e, breastfeeding a child by a woman other than its biological mother. Such forms of feeding often stem from the natural need of mothers in a very difficult situation to support each other. Once the initial difficulties of the crisis are under control, the mother can also be offered to return to breastfeeding after a long break through relactation (relactation can also be undertaken in women who have not previously breastfed and in adoptive mothers). When none the above methods is not feasible, then formula feeding should be introduced with special care. Dr. Andrea Horwath will present the main principles of how to safely plan the feeding of infants dependent on modified milk.
Speakers
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Julie P Smith B Ec (Hons)/B A (Asian Studies), PhD, College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University.
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Prof. Barbara Królak-Olejnik, MD, PhD
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Andrea Horvath, MD, PhD
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