Katherine Kortsmit, Beatriz Salvesen von Essen, Erica Anstey, Sascha Ellington, Wanda I Hernández Virella, Denise V D'Angelo, Penelope Strid, Idennys Magly Olmos, Manuel Vargas Bernal, Lee Warner
Background: Breastfeeding is recommended globally for most infants, especially during and after natural disasters when risk of adverse outcomes increases because of unsanitary conditions and lack of potable water. Materials and Methods: Using 2017-2019 data from Puerto Rico's Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System for 2,448 respondents with a recent live birth, we classified respondents into 4 hurricane exposure time periods based on infant birth month and year relative to when Hurricanes Irma and Maria occurred: (1) prehurricane; (2) acute hurricane; (3) posthurricane, early recovery; and (4) posthurricane, long-term recovery...
March 2024: Breastfeeding Medicine