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Hi doctor, i have tested positive for covid-19.i just want to know if is it okay if i continue to breastfeed my 23 months baby?

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Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Nursing & COVID : https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/breastfeeding-special-circumstances/maternal-or-infant-illnesses/covid-19-and-breastfeeding.html Wear face masks , wash hands, would don gloves for equipment use & cleaning CDC states We do not know whether mothers with COVID-19 can transmit the virus via breast milk, but the limited data available suggest this is not likely to be a source of transmission.

Answered 8/11/2020

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