Media Kit: Breastfeeding

3/1/2012

The AAP has assembled key reports, studies and other resources to assist reporters in their research on breastfeeding. Media representatives who help locating experts to interview, please contact the AAP Department of Communications at 847-434-7877 or commun@aap.org. Parent resources are available at www.healthychildren.org.

AAP Reports

Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk - Pediatrics 2012 129: e827-e841.

Prevention of Rickets and Vitamin D Deficiency in Infants, Children, and Adolescents - Carol L. Wagner, Frank R. Greer and the Section on Breastfeeding and Committee on Nutrition Pediatrics, Nov 2008; 122: 1142 – 1152

Effects of Early Nutritional Interventions on the Development of Atopic Disease in Infants and Children: The Role of Maternal Dietary Restriction, Breastfeeding, Timing of Introduction of Complementary Foods, and Hydrolyzed Formulas - Frank R. Greer, MD, Scott H. Sicherer, MD, A. Wesley Burks, MD and the Committee on Nutrition and Section on Allergy and ImmunologyPediatrics Jan 2008; 121: 183-191

The Transfer of Drugs and Other Chemicals Into Human Milk Committee on Drugs - Pediatrics Sept 2005; 115: 496-506

Management of Hyperbilirubinemia in the Newborn Infant 35 or More Weeks of Gestation - Subcommittee on Hyperbilirubinemia. Pediatrics July 2004; 114: 297-316

Research

Trends in US Hospital Distribution of Industry-Sponsored Infant Formula Sample Packs - Radha Sadacharan, Xena Grossman, Emily Sanchez, and Anne Merewood. Pediatrics Oct. 2011; 128:4 702-705
Breastfeeding Duration and Academic Achievement at 10 Years - Wendy H. Oddy, Jianghong Li, Andrew J. O. Whitehouse, Stephen R. Zubrick, and Eva Malacova. Pediatrics Jan 2011; 127:1 e137-e145

Infant Feeding Methods and Maternal Sleep and Daytime Functioning - Hawley E. Montgomery-Downs, Heather M. Clawges, and Eleanor E. Santy. Pediatrics Dec 2010; 126:6 e1562-e1568

Prolonged and Exclusive Breastfeeding Reduces the Risk of Infectious Diseases in Infancy - Liesbeth Duijts, Vincent W. V. Jaddoe, Albert Hofman, and Henriëtte A. Moll. Pediatrics published online June 21, 2010

Adherence to Vitamin D Recommendations Among US Infants - Cria G. Perrine, Andrea J. Sharma, Maria Elena D. Jefferds, Mary K. Serdula, and Kelley S. Scanlon. Pediatrics Apr 2010; 125: 627-632

Juggling Work and Breastfeeding: Effects of Maternity Leave and Occupational Characteristics - Sylvia Guendelman, Jessica Lang Kosa, Michelle Pearl, Steve Graham, Julia Goodman, and Martin Kharrazi. Pediatrics, Jan 2009; 123: e38 - e46

Characteristics of Breastfeeding Practices Among US Mothers - Katherine R. Shealy, Kelley S. Scanlon, Judith Labiner-Wolfe, Sara B. Fein, and Laurence M. Grummer-Strawn. Pediatrics, Oct 2008; 122: S50 - S55