Necessary precautions taken by corona infected mother while feeding to her baby and benefits of breastfeeding.....

Can the virus be transferred to newborns by feeding?   People are very confused about whether a corona positive mother can infect her child through breastfeeding.  To overcome this, recently American scientists have done the research. In this, they told that no evidence has been found so far of virus transfer from an infected woman to her child through breastfeeding. This research has been published in the journal Pediatric Research. 

Coronavirus found negligibly in breast milk: According to scientists, the genetic material of coronavirus has been found in very small quantities in breast milk. but the virus from this material can multiply and infect the breastfed baby, for that no clinical evidence has been found. 

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There is no danger to children from the breast milk of infected mothers: University of California researchers examined the breast milk of 110 female volunteers in this research. These mothers donated their samples for university research. Of these, 65 women were corona infected at the time of donation. At the same time, there were 9 women who had symptoms of the virus, but their report was negative. Apart from this, there were 36 women who did not get their test done despite having symptoms. Scientists found genetic material of the original form of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in 7 out of 110 samples, ie 6% of breastfeeding women. These women were either corona infected or had symptoms of the virus. In the second phase of research, researchers took samples of breast milk again from these 7 women. The genetic material of corona was not found in these samples taken between 1 and 97 days. This simply means that the virus did not multiply in breast milk. 

Lead scientist of the research Paul Krogstad says, "Breast milk is a great source of nutrition for infants. In the research, we found no evidence that the coronavirus is multiplied in the breast milk of mothers infected with Covid-19." Also, there has been no evidence of it infecting babies, which suggests that they are not at risk from breastfeeding.

How to breastfeed if you are corona positive? The World Health Organization (WHO) says that such women can breastfeed children, but by taking some precautions. For example, disinfect the things around you, clean hands with soap-water or sanitizer before adopting the child, and wear a mask. 

Benefits of breastfeeding: According to experts, most mothers understand that breastfeeding is only necessary for the baby, but it is not. Mothers also get many benefits from it. For example, after delivery, the increased weight starts being controlled. It also reduces the risk of diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. Apart from these, the risk of osteoporosis and post-pregnancy bleeding is also reduced in the future.

Stay healthy, stay safe...