Recommendations on feeding options for infants of mothers with confirmed and suspected COVID-19 unable to directly breastfeed and recommendations on psychological support for separated mothers and infants (n=33)
| Practice | Confirmed COVID-19 | Suspected COVID-19 | ||||
| Recommended n (%) | Not recommended n (%) | No information n (%) | Recommended n (%) | Not recommended n (%) | No information n (%) | |
| Provision of EBM where infant and mother separated | 24 (73) | 4 (12)* | 5 (15) | 23 (70) | 3 (9)* | 7 (21) |
| DHM where maternal milk unavailable | 4 (12) | 0 (0) | 29 (88) | 3 (9) | 0 (0) | 30 (91) |
| WN where maternal milk unavailable | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 32 (97) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 32 (97) |
| BMS where maternal milk unavailable | 8 (24) | 0 (0) | 25 (76) | 7 (21) | 0 (0) | 26 (79) |
| PS-M† | 6 (18) | 0 (0) | 27 (82) | – | – | – |
| PS-I† | 2 (6) | 0 (0) | 31 (94) | – | – | – |
*Includes ‘no’ and ‘allowed on condition that the swab COVID-19 test results of mother (and infant) are negative’ and ‘family preference with informed decision making’.
†Includes psychological support whether mothers are suspected or confirmed as having COVID-19.
BMS, breastmilk substitutes; DHM, donor human milk; EBM, expressed breastmilk; PS-I, psychological support for separated infants; PS-M, psychological support for separated mothers; WN, wet nursing.