The AAP Policy, Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk is one of the most accessed AAP policies. This policy was recently updated in 2022. A 1-hour webinar was created in August 2022 to highlight the changes in this updated policy and supporting technical report.
The AAP continues to support the unequivocal evidence that breastfeeding protects against a variety of diseases and conditions. Read about the benefits of breastfeeding, the few true contraindications and the role of the pediatrician as well as some frequently asked questions about breastfeeding.
View a step-by-step guide to help you create or revise your institution's policy to best support medical trainees to breastfeed.
Learn what others are saying. Listen to our podcasts and read our blog posts.
Hosts David Hill, MD, FAAP, and Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD, FAAP discuss with Lori Feldman-Winter, MD, MPH, FAAP, strategies for increasing rates of breastfeeding.
Pediatrics on Call
|October 6, 2020
In this episode Shaquita Bell, MD, FAAP, lead author of the AAP policy statement, Caring for American Indian and Alaska Native Children and Adolescents, offers strategies for connecting with indigenous families. Hosts David Hill, MD, FAAP, and Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD, FAAP, also talk to S. Kam Lam, MD, MPH, MS, FAAP, about the roots of racial disparities in breastfeeding.
Pediatrics on Call-
|April 20, 2021
Many women struggle with breastfeeding, especially after returning to work. We can do more to help them.
Voices Blog
|August 9, 2022
In an AAP Voices post, Julie Ware, MD, MPH, IBCLC, FAAP discusses breastfeeding.
Voices Blog
|August 2, 2019
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