Breastfeeding during Disaster

“As we’ve learned over the past couple of years, disaster can strike anyone, anywhere, and anytime. A natural disaster, whether hurricane, tornado, flood, or tsunami, can devastate areas and leave families without resources, sometimes for long periods of time. And while people of all ages suffer, in...

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Main Author: Donna Davis
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Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2012-07-01
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/119951
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