In this issue, we are featuring an interview with two medical doctors from Ukraine, who are specialists in breastfeeding, and work with the implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) in Ukraine. The authors met during the Eleventh BFHI Network Meeting of Country Coordinators from Industrialized Countries, Eastern Europe, and the Commonwealth of Independent States, in Brussels in June 2022 (Hernández-Aguilar, M. T., 2022). Ukrainian citizens have lived in a war situation since February 24, 2022, when Russia first attacked; this has had a huge impact on infant feeding issues.
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Infant Feeding in Emergency Core Group, Sub-Working Group on Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E) in the Context of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Threats. (2022). Guidance note: Infant and young child feeding in the first three days after a nuclear power plant accident. Emergency Nutrition Network. https://www.ennonline.net/ifenuclearguidance
Lalak Lithuania. (2022). Привіт, мамо, В цей складний час хочемо запропонувати допомогу тобі і твоїй дитині. [Hello, mother, in this difficult time, we want to offer help to you and your child]. Retrieved August18, 2022, from https://lalak.lt/pagalba-ukrainieciu-mamoms/
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