(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 28 - COVID-19 does not get passed on to a
newborn from breast milk, according to a study coordinated by
Turin's Città della Salute (City of Health) and published in the
Frontiers in Pediatrics international journal.
The study, which examined many European cases, concluded that
mothers positive for the coronavirus did not expose their babies
to additional risk of infection by breastfeeding. if the rules
recommended in such cases - use of facemasks, hand washing and
disinfecting of all objects are surfaces used - were followed.
"These results are reassuring for mums and for the health
workers who deal with the health of mother and child," said
Professor Enrico Bertino of the Città della Salute's Sant'Anna
hospital
"The study also supports the recent recommendations of the WHO
which, despite the limited information available up to now,
recommended breastfeeding even for positive mums because of the
benefits of breast milk, including immunological ones". (ANSA).
COVID-19 not transmitted by breast milk - study
No additional risk from breastfeeding say Turin experts