Breastfeeding of Infants Born to Mothers with COVID-19: A Rapid Review

Nan Yang; Siyi Che; Jingyi Zhang; Xia Wang; Yuyi Tang; Jianjian Wang; Liping Huang; Chenglin Wang; Hairong Zhang; Muna Baskota; Yanfang Ma; Qi Zhou; Xufei Luo; Shu Yang; Xixi Feng; Weiguo Li; Toshio Fukuoka; Hyeong Sik Ahn; Myeong Soo Lee; Zhengxiu Luo; Enmei Liu; Yaolong Chen

The latest version of the guideline from 2019 recommends that lactating women with influenza can continue breastfeeding or express breast milk. Another CDC guideline targeting hospitalized postpartum women and their newborns recommended that mothers should be temporarily isolated from their newborns to reduce the risk of influenza virus transmission to newborns. Isolation should be decided after discussing the risk of motherto-child transmission and the benefits of breastfeeding in coordination with the mother's wishes. If the mother and her baby are temporarily isolated, breast milk should be expressed and fed by healthy caregivers. If the mother and her baby are in the same room, appropriate physical separation should be ensured. Breast milk can be expressed and fed by healthy caregivers. If there is no other caregiver present, the mother can breastfeed using the necessary precautions (such as wearing a mask and taking care of hand hygiene) All rights reserved. No reuse allowed without permission. the author/funder, who has granted medRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity.