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BREASTFEEDING COALITION OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES (BCUS/BECAUSE) UPDATE: "Babies Were Born to Be Breastfed."
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Military Medicine
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July 1, 2008
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Copyright informationCopyright Association of Military Surgeons of the United States Summer 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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The Breastfeeding Coalition of the Uniformed Services (BCUS/ BECAUSE) which was founded in 2001 is dedicated to the Innocenti Declaration which protects, support and promotes breastfeeding. In view of the recent disasters, please be aware that the American Academy of Pediatrics Breastfeeding Initiative has produced an issue paper available at http://www. aap.org/breastfeeding/PDF/lnfantNutritionDisaster.pdf:
Infant Nutrition During a Disaster: Breastfeeding and other options.
In an emergency, there may be no clean drinking water, no sterile environment, and it may be impossible to ensure cleaning and sterilization of feeding utensils.
Healthcare providers can take action to support ...