Friday, September 09, 2005

From the Section on Breastfeeding of the AAP and LLLUSA....

An Open Letter to Health Care Providers Attending to Families Affected by Hurricane Katrina: The Role of Human Milk and Breastfeeding

You are caring for children and adults under the most stressful and distressing situations during this post-Katrina period. We all thank you and honor you for this heroic effort. Please consider the value of human milk and breastfeeding as an important component of this care of both young children and their mothers. Human milk is a valuable resource that can not only protect the vulnerable infant from disease, but can also promote psychological health and comfort during stressful times. Human milk reduces pain and promotes more rapid healing afterb injuries and infections. While maternal health is of great importance, it should be recognized that even the malnourished mother will produce milk of good quality for her infant....

click to read the entire letter and open the .pdf file in a new window....

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