Access your free webinar resources any time To ensure future mailings from SMA® Professional reach your mailbox, add smaprofessional@smaprofessional.msgfocus.com to your safe send list. View in browser Hi [* data('salutation') || 'Healthcare Professional' *], As we come closer to the end of another year, we at SMA® Nutrition would like to thank you for engaging with us through 2020 and more importantly for the significant role that you play as healthcare professionals, looking after the well-being of our nation in a pandemic. Through the year we have brought webinars to you to support your learning and we have continued to provide educational information on infant nutrition, the science behind our innovations and resources for yourselves and parents. In this month's newsletter we highlight some of our most popular resources for 2020 to give you the opportunity to catch up on them. Kind regards, The SMA® Professional Team [* IF data('95.pref_study_days') == '1' OR data('95.pref_website_newsletter') == '1' *] Looking back on 2020's learnings: Webinars on demand Our webinar hub consists of a wide range of webinars on demand range of topics: Early life gut health and immunity - CPD Accredited The crying infant And more: Explore and View [* ELSE *] [* END *] [* IF data('95.pref_website_newsletter') == '1' *] Feeding babies safely during the pandemic As parents continue to manoeuvre the lockdown and social distancing measures issued by the government, they continue to look to you for guidance such as: how to feed their babies safely when social distancing or how to avoid infecting their baby when mum has been diagnosed with Covid-19. Here you will find bite sized information on the advice from the government and health bodies. FIND OUT MORE [* ELSE *] [* END *] [* IF data('95.pref_website_newsletter') == '1' *] Supporting baby's immune system Building a baby's immune health is one of the many benefits of breastfeeding. Our 2-minute video on the role of HMOs in helping to balance the immune system1,2 is one of the many educational tools which have been frequently viewed on our website. Click to watch [* ELSE *] [* END *] ®Registered Trademark. IMPORTANT NOTICE: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended that pregnant women and new mothers be informed on the benefits and superiority of breastfeeding – in particular the fact that it provides the best nutrition and protection from illness for babies. Mothers should be given guidance on the preparation for, and maintenance of, lactation, with special emphasis on the importance of a well-balanced diet both during pregnancy and after delivery. Unnecessary introduction of partial bottle-feeding or other foods and drinks should be discouraged since it will have a negative effect on breastfeeding. Similarly, mothers should be warned of the difficulty of reversing a decision not to breastfeed. Before advising a mother to use an infant formula, she should be advised of the social and financial implications of her decision: for example, if a baby is exclusively bottle-fed, more than one can (400 g) per week will be needed, so the family circumstances and costs should be kept in mind. Mothers should be reminded that breast milk is not only the best, but also the most economical food for babies. If a decision to use an infant formula is taken, it is important to give instructions on correct preparation methods, emphasising that unboiled water, unsterilised bottles or incorrect dilution can all lead to illness. References 1. Bode L. Human milk oligosaccharides: every baby needs a sugar mama. Glycobiology 2012; 22(9): 1147-62. 2. Jantscher-Krenn E, Bode L. Human milk oligosaccharides and their potential bene ts for the breast-fed neonate. Minerva Pediatr 2012; 64(1): 83-99. Contact SMA® Nutrition | Terms & conditions | Privacy Policy Unsubscribe ZTC5213/11/20