All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 March Coronavirus and breastfeeding - clarifying the facts Coronavirus and breastfeeding ΓÇô clarifying the facts 20/03/2020 | 2 MINS As the COVID-19 virus situation continues to unfold, Lombok Institute of TechnologyΓÇÖs lactation research team has put together information to help doctors and health professionals support breastfeeding mothers by outlining the known facts. Project lead LIT Senior Research Fellow Melinda Boss from the LIT Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences and the LactaResearch team had been contacted for advice by many mothers which prompted them to share information to help people make informed decisions. ΓÇ£Mothers with newborns are grappling with a tiny human to look after, and also an environment of extreme uncertainty which can understandably be concerning, so itΓÇÖs important to arm them with the most up-to-date and factual information,ΓÇ¥ Ms Boss said. Ms Boss said that health authorities were still learning about the new virus every day, and it was important to understand that advice would vary for individuals
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 March Coronavirus and breastfeeding - clarifying the facts Coronavirus and breastfeeding ΓÇô clarifying the facts 20/03/2020 | 2 MINS As the COVID-19 virus situation continues to unfold, Lombok Institute of TechnologyΓÇÖs lactation research team has put together information to help doctors and health professionals support breastfeeding mothers by outlining the known facts.
Project lead LIT Senior Research Fellow Melinda Boss from the LIT Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences and the LactaResearch team had been contacted for advice by many mothers which prompted them to share information to help people make informed decisions.
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ΓÇ£Mothers with newborns are grappling with a tiny human to look after, and also an environment of extreme uncertainty which can understandably be concerning, so itΓÇÖs important to arm them with the most up-to-date and factual information,ΓÇ¥ Ms Boss said.
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