CHAMPS COVID-19 Response

CHEER and Union of European Neonatal and Perinatal Societies (UENPS) have collaborated on a multi-national study to assess breastfeeding-supportive hospital practices in European hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Check out the new open access publication here.

CHEER Director, Dr. Anne Merewood, and her colleagues – Drs. Lars Bode, Riccardo Davanzo, and Rafael Perez-Escamilla- share their thoughts on England’s initial recommendation not to vaccinate lactating women in this recent publication from The Lancet.

CHEER created a narrated PowerPoint presentation sharing evidence and guidelines about mask wearing as a preventive measure for COVID-19. Click on the image below to view the narrated presentation.

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This week’s segment features Tawanda Logan-Hurt, CHAMPS MS Delta Community & Hospital Consultant and MSDH Breastfeeding Coordinator, describing how Mississippi WIC has adapted to provide care and support to mothers and newborns during COVID-19: https://youtu.be/FaW8kndQgCg

Watch the full webinar here! https://youtu.be/SrzAcmvbQYI

PAST SPOTLIGHTS

• From July 1st webinar, Creative Hospital and Community Interventions During COVID-19, Spotlight 3: https://youtu.be/hHCF1JbfClI
• From July 1st webinar, Creative Hospital and Community Interventions During COVID-19, Spotlight 2: https://youtu.be/L9AZ1yLcvB0
• From July 1st webinar, Creative Hospital and Community Interventions During COVID-19, Spotlight 1: https://youtu.be/VhliUTUwJ7U
• From June 24th webinar, Maternal Experiences: Childbirth Narratives in the Time of COVID-19, Spotlight 4: https://youtu.be/8jAUhROotrQ​
• From June 24th webinar, Maternal Experiences: Childbirth Narratives in the Time of COVID-19, Spotlight 3:https://youtu.be/4O7ceR-wt2k​
• From June 24th webinar, Maternal Experiences: Childbirth Narratives in the Time of COVID-19, Spotlight 2: https://youtu.be/Jq8sxJOhkNo
• From June 24th webinar, Maternal Experiences: Childbirth Narratives in the Time of COVID-19, Spotlight 1: https://youtu.be/GXHO9YgGGH4

CHEER Newsletters are a medium for sharing COVID-19 related information, resources, CHAMPS activities in a simple digestible and usable format to our institutional and community partners. The CHEER Newsletters are part of our COVID-19 response efforts.

This resource from our sister organization, CHEERing, provides information for breastfeeding and nursing mothers who may intend to fast during the month of Ramadan. The English version of the presentation is available ​here.

Rooming in means mothers and infants staying together in the hospital. This is one of the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding. Also, when large scale infections like COVID-19 are in the air, the safest place for the healthy baby is the mother’s room in the hospital. This prevents babies from being exposed to other babies by sharing a common nursery space or spending time being pushed around the hospital corridors.

In light of the ongoing novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, CHAMPS has postponed in person hospital visits, mock assessments, and trainings. We urge everyone to continue to promote and ensure breastfeeding and rooming in per CDC guidelines. Please click on the button below for more information and resources.