​La Leche League (LLL)  resources on breastfeeding during emergencies

Do women experiencing stress 'lose' their breastmilk? a leaflet produced by La Leche League, multilingual

How can I get my baby to latch deeply? a leaflet produced by La Leche League, multilingual
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​Кърмене в извънредни ситуации - La Leche League Bulgaria, български - Bulgarian
​lllbg.org/2022/03/karmene-bedstvia/

Allaitement en situation de crise - La Leche League France, Français - French
​www.lllfrance.org/vous-informer/votre-allaitement/situations-particulieres/1812-allaitement-en-situation-de-crise

Video-intervista a Karleen Gribble "Nelle emergenze l’allattamento protegge" - La Leche League Italia, Italiano and English
​https://www.lllitalia.org/risorse/allattare-durante-un-emergenza

災害時のための情報 - La Leche League Japan, 日本語 - Japanese
​llljapan.org/hisai_support/

​Alăptarea în situații de urgență - La Leche League Romania, Română - Romanian
lllromania.ro/2022/03/03/alaptarea-in-situatii-dificile-razboi/

Depremde Emzirme Desteği - La Leche League Turkey, Türk - Turkish
​lllturkiye.blogspot.com/2023/02/depremde-emzirme-destegi.html?m=1

Tear Gas Exposure and Breastfeeding developed by La Leche League Asia & Middle East - December 18, 2019

La Leche League International resources for infant feeding in emergencies, multilingual
​www.llli.org/breastfeeding-info/infant-feeding-emergencies-multilingual/

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Find La Leche League support

Go to Find Support for local La Leche League (LLL) support in Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and northern Africa.​​​

Go to the International Area Network to find LLL support in other parts of the Middle East and the Africa continent, also Latin America.
 
To find local support for other countries around the world with an LLL presence, go to La Leche League International.

Other resources on breastfeeding during emergencies

Breastfeeding in Emergencies - Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine position statement
abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/bartick-et-al-2024-academy-of-breastfeeding-medicine-position-statement-breastfeeding-in-emergencies.pdf​

Breastfeeding in Emergency Situations - Global Breastfeeding Collective (GBC) advocacy brief
​www.globalbreastfeedingcollective.org/media/376/file/Breastfeedinginemergencysituations.pdf​

Breastfeeding is Emergency Preparedness a brochure on pregnancy - birth - infant & young child feeding by Magdalena Whoolery, multillingual

Early Initiation of Breastfeeding During Emergencies an infographic published in 2021 by the Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Core Group, multilingual

Emergency preparedness for those who care for infants in developed country contexts by Karleen Gribble and Nina J. Berry
​internationalbreastfeedingjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1746-4358-6-16

Evacuating with a baby? Here’s what to put in your emergency kit​ by Karleen Gribble and Nina J. Berry
​theconversation.com/evacuating-with-a-baby-heres-what-to-put-in-your-emergency-kit-127026

​Experiences and support for caregivers of infants and young children: 2019–20 bushfires published by Australian Journal of Emergency Management
knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/ajem-july-2024-experiences-and-support-for-caregivers-of-infants-and-young-children-2019-20-bushfires/
PDF version
​knowledge.aidr.org.au/media/10963/ajem-2024-03_05.pdf

Feeding Babies During Emergencies a comic based on the IFE’s Operational Guidelines on Infant Feeding in Emergencies, multilingual
www.ennonline.net/comicbasedontheogife

Feeding Babies and Young Children: Simple/Key points for helpers published by SafelyFed Canada and Europe, multilingual

How to Write and Talk About Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies published by IFE Core Group, multilingual
​www.ennonline.net/how-write-and-talk-about-infant-and-young-child-feeding-emergencies​

​How to Express Breastmilk, a video from Global Health Media
​globalhealthmedia.org/videos/how-to-express-breastmilk/

Humanitarian Emergency published by e-lactancia, English and Español
e-lactancia.org/breastfeeding/humanitarian-emergency/synonym/ 

Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies by Cathy Carothers and Karleen Gribble
​journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0890334414537118

​Infant And Young Child Feeding In Emergencies, U.S Breastfeeding Committee
​www.usbreastfeeding.org/breastfeeding-in-emergencies.html

Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies: A Narrative Review, Turkish Archives of Pediatrics
​turkarchpediatr.org/Content/files/sayilar/134/TAP%20-%20March%20-%2001_03-135-143.pdf

Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies: Assessment Guide published in 2021 by the Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Core Group
​www.ennonline.net/iycfe-assessment-guide

Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies: Information for the Media published by the Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Core Group, multilingual
​www.ennonline.net/infant-and-young-child-feeding-emergencies-information-media
Background Information for Communications Experts on Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies published by the Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Core Group, multilingual
​www.ennonline.net/resources/backgroundinfoiycf

Infant Feeding in Emergencies, International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN)
​www.ibfan.org/infant-feeding-in-emergencies-2/

Infant Feeding in Disasters and Emergencies published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), multilingual
www.aap.org/en/patient-care/breastfeeding/breastfeeding-practice-tools-for-health-professionals

Infographic Series on Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E) published in 2021 by the Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Core Group, multilingual
www.ennonline.net/ifecoregroupinfographicseries
  1. Early Initiation of Breastfeeding During Emergencies
  2. Preventing and managing inappropriate donations of BMS   
  3. Planning and managing artificial feeding interventions during emergencies
  4. Supporting infants dependent on artificial feeding during emergencies
  5. Infant feeding during infectious disease outbreaks: a guide for policy makers
  6. Infant feeding during infectious disease outbreaks: a guide for programmers

Interim Operational Considerations for the feeding support of Infants and Young Children under 2 years of age in refugee and migrant transit settings in Europe, Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN)
​www.ennonline.net/sites/default/files/Infant-and-Young-Child-Feeding-in-Transit-011015_FINAL.pdf

Key Phrases for Infant and Young Child Feeding Assessment and Support published by SafelyFed Canada and Europe, multilingual

​Operational Considerations for the Feeding Support of Infants and Young Children Under 2 Years of Age in Refugee and Migrant Transit Settings in Europe developed by the Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Core Group, multilingual
​safelyfed.eu/iycfe_transit_flyers.html

Operational Guidance on Infant Feeding in Emergencies (OG-IFE) version 3.0, multilingual
​www.ennonline.net/operationalguidance-v3-2017

Transit Guidelines based on Operational Considerations for the Feeding Support of Infants and Young Children Under 2 Years of Age in Refugee and Migrant Transit Settings in Europe developed by the Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Core Group, multilingual

War and Breastfeeding published by e-lactancia, English and Español
e-lactancia.org/breastfeeding/war/product/

Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats in wartime situations: The impact on breastfeeding safety and infant/ young child feeding practices created by the IFE Core Group Sub-Working Group on Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E) 2023, English and українська (Ukrainian)
www.ennonline.net/cbrn-iycfe
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Chemical and Biological Threats: Guidance for Breastfeeding Women, Infants, and Young Children by Sharon Leslie and Mija Ververs
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/hs.2023.0096
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