Bridget McGannAug 20, 2025

In June, @savethechildren.org @altusaid.altgov.info & the IFE Core Group developed a wet nurse screening tool for frontline health workers. It includes a medial history of the prospective wet nurse, and an assessment of her own child and coercion prevention.

#IYCFE

📄 PDF: https://tinyurl.com/537z2mux

Bridget McGannAug 8, 2025

Missed out on #WorldBreastfeedingWeek2025? I got you.

Over on Bluesky:

- A feed containing all the #WBW2025 posts from this week (viewable without an account)
- Calendars and resources for the other breastfeeding-themed weeks this month
- Resources on child hunger, infant feeding in Gaza, food security/sovereignty, and sustainability
- A curated list of lactation science facts!

https://tinyurl.com/nd666tw3

#IYCFE #IMMW2025 #OneHealth #Gaza

Show threadDr. Cecília TomoriDec 28, 2022
Here is a recent blog post where I explain the importance of protecting #lactation #breastfeeding in accelerating #emergencies #IYCFE #climate #ClimateCrisis https://ganm.nursing.jhu.edu/protecting-lactation-in-a-time-of-climate-change-and-accelerating-emergencies/
Protecting Lactation in a Time of Climate Change and Accelerating Emergencies  – GANM | The Global Alliance for Nursing and Midwifery

Dr. Cecília TomoriDec 28, 2022
Whenever there is a #water #emergency from #FrozenPipes to outdated #infrastructure to #drought - there is also an #InfantFeeding emergency #IYCFE - a huge reason why #lactation #breastfeeding support is critical (both in emergencies and every day) as it provides #FoodSecurity #WaterSecurity for infants and why #IYCFE MUST be integrated into emergency planning. Resources below in thread. https://www.npr.org/2022/12/28/1145761937/a-deep-freeze-is-breaking-pipes-and-creating-a-water-crisis-across-the-south
A deep freeze is breaking pipes and creating a water crisis across the South

The problems stemming from burst water pipes were happening in large, troubled water systems such as Jackson, Miss., where residents were required over Christmas to boil water.

NPR