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Emergency resources for babies and toddlers

Resources to help you prepare, evacuate and recover

Bushfires, floods, storms, power outages and evacuations. No matter the emergency, we can help you to protect your baby or toddler.

Contents of an emergency kit for an exclusively breastfed newborn baby

Preparing for emergencies

Emergencies can happen at any time. Planning ahead is one of the most important things you can do to protect your young family if you find yourself impacted.

 

Download our one-page emergency planning guide to learn six steps every parent can take.

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Caring for your baby or toddler in an emergency

In an emergency, caring for a baby or toddler can come with new challenges. The series of fact sheets below are specific to emergencies such as bushfires and floods. They will help you to feed and care for your baby safely through an emergency.

There are 6 fact sheets covering the following topics:

Emergency fact sheets
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Breastfeeding in emergencies

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Expressed breastmilk feeding in emergencies

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A baby drinks expressed breastmilk from a disposable paper cup in an emergency

Cup feeding in emergencies

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A woman hand expresses breastmilk into a paper cup during an emergency

Hand expressing in emergencies

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Bags of frozen expressed breastmilk in a full freezer

Blackouts (power outages) and frozen breastmilk

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A woman prepares infant formula in a disposable cup during an emergency

Formula feeding in emergencies

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What do you need to evacuate with your young family?

Packing an evacuation kit with all the items needed to care for your baby or toddler for at least 3 days is an important step you can take to prepare for an emergency.

Choose from our range of evacuation kit lists to learn what to pack for a:

How to pack an evacuation kit for your ...
Contents of an evacuation kit for a breastfed baby

... breastfed baby

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Contents of an evacuation kit for a baby fed EBM and solid foods

... baby fed expressed breastmilk

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Contents of an evacuation kit for a toddler

... toddler

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Contents of an evacuation kit for a formula-fed baby

... baby fed formula

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Are you involved in emergency preparedness, response or recovery through your paid or volunteer role? Or perhaps you're a healthcare professional, community member or work in child-focused services?

 

No matter your role, we have resources to help you support families with babies and toddlers.

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