MANAGEMENT OF BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT IN THE CONDITIONS OF WAR

Abstract

Breastfeeding is the only natural way to provide a baby with the nutrients essential for healthy growth and development. Virtually all mothers can breastfeed their babies if they receive support from their families, the health care system, and society. In international and domestic law, armed aggression against a sovereign country is associated with the term «war». Wars are always equated with physical threat and psycho- emotional stress. A state of stress occurs even in babies, the main factor of which is the psychoemotional state of their mothers. The article analyzes both the positive eff ects of breastfeeding on the infant’s organism and the mechanisms of psycho- emotional stress associated with military events in the interaction of the «mother- child» pair. The objective of the research is to develop existing guidelines, recommendations and the algorithm of actions aimed at supporting breastfeeding in emergencies for the family, health system and society, followed by generalization and presentation of the management methodology involving institutions in the areas of cooperation considering the support of breastfeeding in conditions of war. Conducting further studies with the development of eff ectivestrategies to support the «mother- child» pair in the context of ensuring existence, in conditions of military aggression, is an urgent issue for the health care system in Ukraine. The scientifi c researches were carried out within the framework of the Department of Pediatrics, Neonatology and Perinatal Medicine of the Bukovinian State Medical University. The research topics included: Research project on «Chronobiological and adaptive aspects and features of autonomic regulation in pathological conditions in children of diff erent age groups». State registration number: 0122U002245, duration: 01.01.2022-31.12.2026.