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COVID-19 Immunisation & Breastfeeding

Key points to remember about  COVID-19 immunisation and breastfeeding

  • if you are breastfeeding, you do not need to stop breastfeeding to receive the COVID-19 vaccine
  • there are no safety concerns about getting the COVID-19 vaccine if you're breastfeeding
  • COVID-19 immunisation provides some protection against COVID-19 for your baby through your breastmilk 
  • COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in Australia and New Zealand do not contain a live virus
  • if you are breastfeeding, you can talk about COVID-19 immunisation with your healthcare professional before having the COVID-19 vaccine

Video about COVID-19 immunisation and pregnancy for Pasifika mamas

Karaponi Okesene-Gafa, obstetrician and gynaecologist and Shekinah Gafa, midwife, encourage all Pasifika mamas to get the COVID vaccine.

Find out more about COVID-19 and breastfeeding [1]

COVID-19 immunisation and breastfeeding infographic [2]

 

COVID-19 vaccine and breastfeeding infographic [3]

See KidsHealth's section on COVID-19 [4]

References: 

https://www.babyfriendly.org.nz/news/article/news/covid-19-vaccine-and-breastfeeding-infographic-launched/News/detail/ [5]
[Accessed 7/4/21]

External links and downloads (see the online version for more information at other websites)

COVID-19 vaccination, pregnancy and lactation (The Immunisation Advisory Centre) (PDF, 218KB) [6]

The Immunisation Advisory Centre's fact sheet on COVID-19 vaccination has a section on breastfeeding which says: Breastfeeding women can receive a COVID-19 vaccine. There are no safety concerns for a breastfeeding woman or her infant associated with having this COVID-19 vaccine.

This page last reviewed 07 April 2021.
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[1] https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/covid-19-breastfeeding
[2] https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/sites/kidshealth/files/pdfs/RANZCOG_ABA_NZBA_COVID-19_Vaccine_info_-_Social_Media_SQUARE_final%20full%20size.png
[3] https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/sites/kidshealth/files/pdfs/COVID-19_vaccine_and_breastfeeding_RANZCOG_infographic.pdf
[4] https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/tags/covid-19
[5] https://www.babyfriendly.org.nz/news/article/news/covid-19-vaccine-and-breastfeeding-infographic-launched/News/detail/
[6] https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/node/2559?language=zh-hans
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