The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday that nursing mothers should go ahead and keep breastfeeding their newborn babies even if they have are confirmed to be infected with coronavirus.
“Based on the available evidence, WHO’s advice is that the benefits of breastfeeding outweigh any potential risks of transmission of COVID-19,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press briefing.
“Mothers with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 should be encouraged to initiate and continue breastfeeding and not be separated from their infants unless the mother is too unwell,” he said.
