Supporting the most vulnerable through appropriate infant and young child feeding in emergencies

The past decade or so has seen a growing awareness among those involved in supporting breastfeeding that emergencies place infants and young children at particular risk. Increasingly, experts in infant feeding in nonemergency contexts have sought to be involved in advocating for and supporting the needs of infants and young children in emergency situations. With this growing interest, as well as greater frequency of emergencies throughout the world, there is a need for increased knowledge among International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs) and others about what helps, and what doesn’t, in infant and young child feeding in emergencies (IYCF-E).