FYI:
The AAP’s electronic media mailing for February is scheduled for distribution 
on Friday, January 28.  The mailing promotes the February issue of 
Pediatrics, embargoed for Monday, February 7, at 12:01 am (ET).  Below are some of the 
topics that may garner media attention:
 
Revised breastfeeding recommendations – The AAP is issuing a revised policy 
statement on “Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk” to replace its existing 
policy developed in 1997.  No major changes.  Some of the revised 
recommendations include: exclusive breastfeeding for approximately the first six months, 
and support for breastfeeding for the first year; mother and infant should 
sleep in proximity to each other; self-examination of mother’s breasts for lumps 
throughout lactation not just after weaning; and newborn breastfed infant 
should be examined three to five days of age, and again at two to three weeks of 
age to be sure the infant is feeding and growing well.  Speaking points will be 
available on the Member Center on January 28 at http://www.aap.org/moc/   

Nancy
Nancy E. Wight MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAP
Neonatologist, Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Children's Hospital
Medical Director, Sharp HealthCare Lactation Services
San Diego, CA
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