Breastfeeding during the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Tatyana P Kobylskikh First Saint-Petersburg State Medical University named after academician I.P. Pavlov 197022, Saint-Petersburg
  • Natalia N Smirnova First Saint-Petersburg State Medical University named after academician I.P. Pavlov 197022, Saint-Petersburg
Keywords: COVID-19, infants, breasting

Abstract

The brief review presents the dynamics of pediatricians’ relationship to breastfeeding in the setting of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the latest data, mother’s infection is not an absolute contraindication for breastfeeding her child. The need for further study of this issue was stressed.

Author Biographies

Tatyana P Kobylskikh, First Saint-Petersburg State Medical University named after academician I.P. Pavlov 197022, Saint-Petersburg
ul. Leo Tolstoy, 6-8
Natalia N Smirnova, First Saint-Petersburg State Medical University named after academician I.P. Pavlov 197022, Saint-Petersburg
ul. Leo Tolstoy, 6-8; Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Pediatrics
Published
2022-04-21
How to Cite
Kobylskikh, T. P., & Smirnova, N. N. (2022). Breastfeeding during the COVID-19 pandemic. Children’s Medicine of the North-West, 10(2), 47-50. Retrieved from https://ojs3.gpmu.org/index.php/childmed/article/view/4032
Issue
Vol 10 No 2 (2022)
Section
Статьи