Breastfeeding, Human Milk and COVID-19—What Does the Evidence Say?

Frontiers in Pediatrics

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Leon R. Mitoulas¹  Nania G. Schärer-Hernández¹  Severine Liabat¹ 

[1] Medela AG;Honorary Research Fellow, School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia

关键词: human milk;    breast milk;    breastfeeding;    coronavirus;    COVID-19;    SARS-CoV-2;    transmission;    evidence;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fped.2020.613339

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2), the virus responsible for COVID-19, is a recently discovered coronavirus that as of October 2020 has reached across the globe infecting over 33 million people, of which approximately 1 million have died (1). Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses known to cause respiratory infections in humans. These viruses also include Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The most common symptoms associated with COVID-19 are fever, dry cough, and tiredness. Other less common symptoms include nasal congestion, headache, conjunctivitis, sore throat, diarrhea, loss of taste or smell and general aches and pains. Importantly, some people may experience very mild symptoms whereas others, especially those with existing underlying medical problems, e.g., high blood pressure, heart and lung problems, diabetes, or cancer, are at a higher risk of serious illness and potentially death (2).

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