Breastfeeding, COVID-19 vaccines, and infant protection

Magenta background with a yellow outline illustration of a parent breastfeeding an infant on the left. Text reads: “Lactating patients who receive a COVID-19 vaccine do not need to avoid or discontinue breastfeeding. In fact, breastfeeding helps you protect your infant by passing them antibodies that can help reduce their risk of getting infected with COVID-19.” The ACOG logo appears at the bottom.

Breastfeeding, COVID-19 vaccines, and infant protection

Date posted: November 7, 2025
Last reviewed: November 07, 2025

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)

This graphic reaffirms that lactating people do not need to stop breastfeeding after getting a COVID-19 vaccine and explains that breastfeeding afterward passes protection to infants. To download this graphic and find more like it, visit ACOG's full addressing COVID-19 vaccine misinformation toolkit.

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