DOHA: The Women’s Wellness and Research Centre of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has launched a new breastfeeding programme for Covid-19 patients.
The new HMC programme has yielded positive results. It helps mothers who have been infected with coronavirus to breastfeed their newborns naturally. Joyce Martinez, clinical nurse specialist and lactation consultant at the Women’s Wellness and Research Centre, said many patients who were confirmed to be infected with coronavirus have succeeded in breastfeeding their newborns, in accordance with the guidelines of the new programme.
Breastfeeding programme at HMC for Covid-19 patients
