How to safe breastfeeding as a covid positive mother?

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How to safe breastfeeding as a covid positive
mother?

• Covid-19 has turned out to be a life-threatening
  pandemic. 
• Always call a doctor if you are suffering from
  any of the symptoms like -
• Fever
• Cough
• Trouble breathing
• Sore throat or runny nose
• Chills
• Muscle pain
• Headache
• Nausea
• Tiredness

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There are a lot of question arises when we talk
about covid-19, one of the question is about
newborn babies can we feed our new born babies
while the mother is covid positive.
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YES, Research proved that breastfeeding for a
newborn is not harmful as the human breast milk
does not contain any infection of covid-19. As it
is community spread disease it can be transmitted
from droplet infection direct contact should be
avoided as the droplets while sneezing coughing
can infect the baby is the immune system of the
child is weak at the early stages mothers breast
milk is the only  way to improve overall health
and immune system of the baby. Breastfeeding is
particularly effective against the infectious
diseases because it directly strengthens the
immune system of the newborn by transferring the
antibodies from the mother. Breastfeeding improve
the survival and provide life long health to
newborns and infants breastfeeding also improves
the health of mother.Breastfeeding decreases the
neonatal mortality child mortality and infant
mortality. But the chances of spread can be
increased if proper precautions are not taken
while breastfeeding by the mother which can lead
the child to suffer. Some of the precautionary
measures that could be taken while breastfeeding
are.
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• Precautions taken while breastfeeding-
• Try to limit face-to-face contact from the baby
• Maintain hygiene wash your hands thoroughly
  through water or soap for 20 second
• Always wear a medical mask while breastfeeding if
  not available cover your mouth with a double
  layered cloth
• Damped, dirty mask should not be used
• After breastfeeding try to keep the baby 2 metres
  away from the suspected mother
• Use of a shield or a wiser while caring the baby
• Always cover the mouth when you are sneezing or
  coughing
• Regularly clean and disinfect the surfaces mother
  and baby are sitting on 
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Normal skin to skin breastfeeding is also
important just after the birth is it improves the
thermal regulation and other psychological
outcomes well If the mother is suspected from
covid-19 she should always wash the breast with
warm water and soap before feeding the child.
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• What if mother is not available for breastfeeding
  or is admitted to ICU
• some of the alternatives are-
• Expressed Breastmilk hand expression or  using a
  pump
• donor human milk
• wet nursing other person breastfeed child

All the above precautions and measures to be
taken if the mother is symptomatic as soon as
mother get asymptomatic or through the 14 days of
the infection  normal breastfeeding is advised.
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