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Breastfeeding and COVID-19 vaccination: position statement of the Italian scientific societies

Alberto VillaniAntonio ChianteraLuca A RamenghiElsa VioraMassimo AgostiIrene CetinRiccardo DavanzoMarcello TavioFabio MoscaAnna Maria StaianoGiovanni Corsello

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Position statementmedicine.medical_specialtyCOVID-19 VaccinesConsensusCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)BreastfeedingBreastfeedingConsensuHealth benefits03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineObstetrics and gynaecology030225 pediatricsMedicalMedicineHumans030212 general & internal medicineVaccination.Societies Medicalbusiness.industryVaccinationlcsh:RJ1-570COVID-19lcsh:PediatricsBreastfeeding; COVID-19; Vaccination; COVID-19; Consensus; Female; Humans; Italy; Societies Medical; Breast Feeding; COVID-19 VaccinesSettore MED/38VaccinationBreast FeedingItalyFamily medicineCommentaryFemaleBiological plausibilitybusinessSocietiesBreast feedingHuman

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AbstractThe availability of a COVID-19 vaccine has raised the issue of its compatibility with breastfeeding. Consequently, the Italian Society of Neonatology (SIN), the Italian Society of Pediatrics (SIP), the Italian Society of Perinatal Medicine (SIMP), the Italian Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (SIGO), the Italian Association of Hospital Obstetricians-Gynecologists (AOGOI) and the Italian Society of Infectious and Tropical Diseases (SIMIT) have made an ad hoc consensus statement. Currently, knowledge regarding the administration of COVID-19 vaccine to the breastfeeding mother is limited. Nevertheless, as health benefits of breastfeeding are well demonstrated and since biological plausibility suggests that the health risk for the nursed infant is unlikely, Italian scientific societies conclude that COVID-19 vaccination is compatible with breastfeeding.

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2021-02-01
10.1186/s13052-021-00998-6https://hdl.handle.net/2108/317223