Lactation Support Providers
No one needs to tell you how important it is to help families
maintain lactation during disasters!
Join the effort:
Sign up to support families in disasters. These can be used as volunteer hours for IBCLE.
Refer parents for support during disasters/emergencies if you are unable to provide services
See and spread the word about the information on our Web site for Parents, First Responders, Shelter Personnel, and Health Care Providers including assessment tools available.
Continue to encourage and enable families to prepare for disaster by:
Preparing a Disaster Kit for Lactation
Learning and practicing hand-expression if they become separated from their child or are a pump-dependent mother. If electricity and clean water and space are available, make sure they know how to clean their pump parts correctly.
Learning to cup-feed
Express the importance of direct breastfeeding and work towards enabling families to do so for health and safety, especially during disasters and emergencies. Help them get their child to the breast with the low-resource drip-drop technique
For families not fully feeding their own milk, teach them to use single-serve liquid formula with disposable bottles and teats if possible and correct formula preparation and cleaning techniques if not