Hi folks, I have been chasing down the rumor that the American Academy of Physicians was going to increase in breastfeeding recommendation. I thought you'd all be interested in what I found out. I spoke first to the press office who would only tell me that there were reviewing their current policy, but that nothing was official and nothing could be said until it was official and that wouldn't be any time soon because it had to go through so many committees and then to the Board. Then I spoke with Dr. Lawrence Gardner, head of the Work Group on Breastfeeding. He told me that their current policy was formulated in 1982 and hasn't changed since although it comes up for review every three years. On its last review, it was recommended that the statement be revised. The motivation for this, he told me, was the volume of change that has occured in breastfeeding research. Not only are they issuing a new policy statement in the Fall (he wouldn't tell me its exact content), they are also issuing a review of the literature on the benefits of breastfeeding which will include over 100 references. They will also issue what is called a practice parameter, or a how-to book for doctors as the AAP has realized that most doctors need some work in the implementation and education arenas. I put myself of the list of folks to recieve these documents when they are issued. Anyone else interested in getting on the list should call the AAP Press Office at 847-228-5005. - Dia