Information About Breastfeeding During Emergencies
La Leche League (LLL) resources on breastfeeding during emergencies
Do women experiencing stress lose their breast milk?, multilingual
www.lllasia.org/do-women-experiencing-stress-lose-their-breastmilk
LLL Asia & Middle East Arabic information, عربي
الرضاعة الطبيعية في حالات الطوارئ
www.lllasia.org/arabic-emergency-info
LLL Bulgaria, български - Bulgarian
Кърмене в извънредни ситуации
lllbg.org/2022/03/karmene-bedstvia/
LLL Asia & Middle East Chinese information, 中文
紧急情况下的母乳喂养
www.lllasia.org/chinese-emergency-info
LLL Asia & Middle East information, Engish
www.lllasia.org/english-emergency-info
LLL Canada information, English
www.lllc.ca/breastfeeding-emergencies
LLL France information, Français - French
Allaitement en situation de crise
www.lllfrance.org/vous-informer/votre-allaitement/situations-particulieres/1812-allaitement-en-situation-de-crise
LLL Great Britain information, English
www.laleche.org.uk/breastfeeding-emergency-situations/
La Leche League International (LLLI) information, multilingual
www.llli.org/breastfeeding-info/infant-feeding-emergencies-multilingual/
LLLI articles, English
LLL Israel, Hebrew - עִברִית
הנקה בזמני חירום
www.lllisrael.org.il/post/stress
www.lalecheleague-ian.org/hebrew-emergency-info
LLL Italia video interview with Karleen Gribble "Breastfeeding protects in emergencies" - April 13, 2020
LLL Italia Video-intervista a Karleen Gribble "Nelle emergenze l’allattamento protegge" - 13 aprile 2020
https://www.lllitalia.org/risorse/allattare-durante-un-emergenza
LLL Japan information, 日本語 - Japanese
災害時のための情報
llljapan.org/hisai_support/
LLL Romania information, Română - Romanian
Alăptarea în situații de urgență
lllromania.ro/2022/03/03/alaptarea-in-situatii-dificile-razboi/
LLL Latin America information on breastfeeding in emergency situations, Español - Spanish
La Lactancia Materna en Situaciones de Emergencia - Liga de La Leche en Latinoamérica
www.lalecheleague-ian.org/spanish-emergency-info
LLL USA information, English
lllusa.org/breastfeeding-in-an-emergency/
LLL Turkey information, Türk - Turkish
Depremde Emzirme Desteği
lllturkiye.blogspot.com/2023/02/depremde-emzirme-destegi.html?m=1
Tear Gas Exposure and Breastfeeding developed by LLL Asia & Middle East - December 18, 2019
Find La Leche League support
Go to Find Support for local La Leche League (LLL) support in Asia, Australia, Latin America, the Middle East, and the Africa continent.
To find local support for other countries around the world with an LLL presence, go to La Leche League International.
Do women experiencing stress lose their breast milk?, multilingual
www.lllasia.org/do-women-experiencing-stress-lose-their-breastmilk
LLL Asia & Middle East Arabic information, عربي
الرضاعة الطبيعية في حالات الطوارئ
www.lllasia.org/arabic-emergency-info
LLL Bulgaria, български - Bulgarian
Кърмене в извънредни ситуации
lllbg.org/2022/03/karmene-bedstvia/
LLL Asia & Middle East Chinese information, 中文
紧急情况下的母乳喂养
www.lllasia.org/chinese-emergency-info
LLL Asia & Middle East information, Engish
www.lllasia.org/english-emergency-info
LLL Canada information, English
www.lllc.ca/breastfeeding-emergencies
LLL France information, Français - French
Allaitement en situation de crise
www.lllfrance.org/vous-informer/votre-allaitement/situations-particulieres/1812-allaitement-en-situation-de-crise
LLL Great Britain information, English
www.laleche.org.uk/breastfeeding-emergency-situations/
La Leche League International (LLLI) information, multilingual
www.llli.org/breastfeeding-info/infant-feeding-emergencies-multilingual/
LLLI articles, English
- llli.org/disaster-breastfeeding-is-a-life-line/
- llli.org/eight-strategies-for-breastfeeding-during-a-natural-disaster/
- llli.org/news/lll-today-3-earthquake/
- llli.org/promoting-protecting-and-supporting-breastfeeding-in-covid-19-emergency/
- llli.org/breastfeeding-info/hand-expressing/
LLL Israel, Hebrew - עִברִית
הנקה בזמני חירום
www.lllisrael.org.il/post/stress
www.lalecheleague-ian.org/hebrew-emergency-info
LLL Italia video interview with Karleen Gribble "Breastfeeding protects in emergencies" - April 13, 2020
LLL Italia Video-intervista a Karleen Gribble "Nelle emergenze l’allattamento protegge" - 13 aprile 2020
https://www.lllitalia.org/risorse/allattare-durante-un-emergenza
LLL Japan information, 日本語 - Japanese
災害時のための情報
llljapan.org/hisai_support/
LLL Romania information, Română - Romanian
Alăptarea în situații de urgență
lllromania.ro/2022/03/03/alaptarea-in-situatii-dificile-razboi/
LLL Latin America information on breastfeeding in emergency situations, Español - Spanish
La Lactancia Materna en Situaciones de Emergencia - Liga de La Leche en Latinoamérica
www.lalecheleague-ian.org/spanish-emergency-info
LLL USA information, English
lllusa.org/breastfeeding-in-an-emergency/
LLL Turkey information, Türk - Turkish
Depremde Emzirme Desteği
lllturkiye.blogspot.com/2023/02/depremde-emzirme-destegi.html?m=1
Tear Gas Exposure and Breastfeeding developed by LLL Asia & Middle East - December 18, 2019
Find La Leche League support
Go to Find Support for local La Leche League (LLL) support in Asia, Australia, Latin America, the Middle East, and the Africa continent.
To find local support for other countries around the world with an LLL presence, go to La Leche League International.
Other resources on breastfeeding during emergencies
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Position Statement: Breastfeeding in Emergencies
abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/bartick-et-al-2024-academy-of-breastfeeding-medicine-position-statement-breastfeeding-in-emergencies.pdf
Background Information for Communications Experts on Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies published by the Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Core Group
www.ennonline.net/resources/backgroundinfoiycf
Breastfeeding is Emergency Preparedness a brochure on pregnancy - birth - infant & young child feeding by Magdalena Whoolery
Afrikaans
Shqiptare - Albanian
አማርኛ - Amharic
عربي - Arabic
中文 - Chinese
English
Français - French
Deutsch - German
हिन्दी - Hindi
Bahasa Indonesia - Indonesian
日本語 - Japanese
Melayu - Malay
Español - Spanish
Tetum (East Timor/Timor-Liste)
Türk - Turkish
Early Initiation of Breastfeeding During Emergencies an infographic published in 2021 by the Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Core Group
عربي - Arabic
English
Français - French
Italiano - Italian
日本語 - Japanese
Русский - Russian
Türkçe - Turkish
українська - Ukrainian
Emergency preparedness for those who care for infants in developed country contexts by Karleen Gribble and Nina J. Berry
internationalbreastfeedingjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1746-4358-6-16
Experiences and support for caregivers of infants and young children: 2019–20 bushfires published by Australian Journal of Emergency Management
knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/ajem-july-2024-experiences-and-support-for-caregivers-of-infants-and-young-children-2019-20-bushfires/
PDF version
knowledge.aidr.org.au/media/10963/ajem-2024-03_05.pdf
Feeding Babies During Emergencies a comic based on the IFE’s Operational Guidelines on Infant Feeding in Emergencies, multilingual
www.ennonline.net/comicbasedontheogife
Infant and Family Support During Emergencies and Disasters published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), multilingual
www.aap.org/en/patient-care/breastfeeding/breastfeeding-practice-tools-for-health-professionals
Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies: Information for the Media published by the Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Core Group
www.ennonline.net/infant-and-young-child-feeding-emergencies-information-media
Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E) Support – Lifesaving Interventions published by the Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Core Group
www.ennonline.net/resource/ife/support-lifesaving-interventions
Infant Feeding Support - Transit Guidelines a flyer developed by the facebook group "Infant Feeding Support for Refugee Children", multilingual
safelyfed.eu/iycfe_transit_flyers.html
Infographic Series on Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E) published in 2021 by the Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Core Group, multilingual
www.ennonline.net/ifecoregroupinfographicseries
Interim Operational Considerations for the feeding support of Infants and Young Children under 2 years of age in refugee and migrant transit settings in Europe, published by the Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Core Group
https://www.ennonline.net/interimconsiderationsiycftransit
Operational Guidance on Infant Feeding in Emergencies (OG-IFE) version 3.0, multilingual, published by the Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Core Group
www.ennonline.net/operationalguidance-v3-2017
Supporting Access to Breastmilk Through Wet Nursing in Emergencies: Technical and operational guidance for emergency preparedness and response, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Core Group (2025)
knowledge.unicef.org/child-nutrition-and-development/resource/technical-operational-guidance-increasing-access-breastmilk-through-wet-nursing-emergencies
Wet Nursing Screening Tool, Save the Children, this screening tool accompanies the UNICEF (2025) Technical and Operational Guidance on Supporting Access to Breastmilk Through Wet Nursing in Emergencies.
iycfehub.org/document/wet-nursing-screening-tool/
Breastfeeding in the aftermath of a nuclear power plant incident; what we need to know published by the Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Core Group
www.ennonline.net/mediahub/blog/breastfeedingintheaftermathofnuclearpowerplantincident
Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats in wartime situations: The impact on breastfeeding safety and infant/ young child feeding practices created by the IFE Core Group Sub-Working Group on Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E) 2023, English and Ukrainian
www.ennonline.net/cbrn-iycfe
Chemical and Biological Threats: Guidance for Breastfeeding Women, Infants, and Young Children by Sharon Leslie and Mija Ververs
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/hs.2023.0096
Guidance Note: Infant and Young Child Feeding in the First Three Days After a Nuclear Power Plant Accident published by the Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Core Group
www.ennonline.net/ifenuclearguidance
War and Breastfeeding published by e-lactancia, English and Español
e-lactancia.org/breastfeeding/war/product/
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Position Statement: Breastfeeding in Emergencies
abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/bartick-et-al-2024-academy-of-breastfeeding-medicine-position-statement-breastfeeding-in-emergencies.pdf
Background Information for Communications Experts on Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies published by the Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Core Group
www.ennonline.net/resources/backgroundinfoiycf
Breastfeeding is Emergency Preparedness a brochure on pregnancy - birth - infant & young child feeding by Magdalena Whoolery
Afrikaans
Shqiptare - Albanian
አማርኛ - Amharic
عربي - Arabic
中文 - Chinese
English
Français - French
Deutsch - German
हिन्दी - Hindi
Bahasa Indonesia - Indonesian
日本語 - Japanese
Melayu - Malay
Español - Spanish
Tetum (East Timor/Timor-Liste)
Türk - Turkish
Early Initiation of Breastfeeding During Emergencies an infographic published in 2021 by the Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Core Group
عربي - Arabic
English
Français - French
Italiano - Italian
日本語 - Japanese
Русский - Russian
Türkçe - Turkish
українська - Ukrainian
Emergency preparedness for those who care for infants in developed country contexts by Karleen Gribble and Nina J. Berry
internationalbreastfeedingjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1746-4358-6-16
Experiences and support for caregivers of infants and young children: 2019–20 bushfires published by Australian Journal of Emergency Management
knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/ajem-july-2024-experiences-and-support-for-caregivers-of-infants-and-young-children-2019-20-bushfires/
PDF version
knowledge.aidr.org.au/media/10963/ajem-2024-03_05.pdf
Feeding Babies During Emergencies a comic based on the IFE’s Operational Guidelines on Infant Feeding in Emergencies, multilingual
www.ennonline.net/comicbasedontheogife
Infant and Family Support During Emergencies and Disasters published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), multilingual
www.aap.org/en/patient-care/breastfeeding/breastfeeding-practice-tools-for-health-professionals
Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies: Information for the Media published by the Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Core Group
www.ennonline.net/infant-and-young-child-feeding-emergencies-information-media
Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E) Support – Lifesaving Interventions published by the Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Core Group
www.ennonline.net/resource/ife/support-lifesaving-interventions
Infant Feeding Support - Transit Guidelines a flyer developed by the facebook group "Infant Feeding Support for Refugee Children", multilingual
safelyfed.eu/iycfe_transit_flyers.html
Infographic Series on Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E) published in 2021 by the Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Core Group, multilingual
www.ennonline.net/ifecoregroupinfographicseries
- Early Initiation of breastfeeding during emergencies
- Preventing and managing inappropriate donations of breastmilk substitutes (BMS)
- Planning and managing artificial feeding interventions during emergencies
- Supporting infants dependent on artificial feeding during emergencies
- Infant feeding during infectious disease outbreaks: a guide for policy makers
- Infant feeding during infectious disease outbreaks: a guide for programmers
- Supporting wet nursing during emergencies
Interim Operational Considerations for the feeding support of Infants and Young Children under 2 years of age in refugee and migrant transit settings in Europe, published by the Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Core Group
https://www.ennonline.net/interimconsiderationsiycftransit
Operational Guidance on Infant Feeding in Emergencies (OG-IFE) version 3.0, multilingual, published by the Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Core Group
www.ennonline.net/operationalguidance-v3-2017
Supporting Access to Breastmilk Through Wet Nursing in Emergencies: Technical and operational guidance for emergency preparedness and response, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Core Group (2025)
knowledge.unicef.org/child-nutrition-and-development/resource/technical-operational-guidance-increasing-access-breastmilk-through-wet-nursing-emergencies
Wet Nursing Screening Tool, Save the Children, this screening tool accompanies the UNICEF (2025) Technical and Operational Guidance on Supporting Access to Breastmilk Through Wet Nursing in Emergencies.
iycfehub.org/document/wet-nursing-screening-tool/
Breastfeeding in the aftermath of a nuclear power plant incident; what we need to know published by the Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Core Group
www.ennonline.net/mediahub/blog/breastfeedingintheaftermathofnuclearpowerplantincident
Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats in wartime situations: The impact on breastfeeding safety and infant/ young child feeding practices created by the IFE Core Group Sub-Working Group on Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E) 2023, English and Ukrainian
www.ennonline.net/cbrn-iycfe
Chemical and Biological Threats: Guidance for Breastfeeding Women, Infants, and Young Children by Sharon Leslie and Mija Ververs
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/hs.2023.0096
Guidance Note: Infant and Young Child Feeding in the First Three Days After a Nuclear Power Plant Accident published by the Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Core Group
www.ennonline.net/ifenuclearguidance
War and Breastfeeding published by e-lactancia, English and Español
e-lactancia.org/breastfeeding/war/product/
