American
Academy of Pediatrics
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) maintains high standards to maximize
efforts to promote, support, and manage breastfeeding. For an overview of AAP’s breastfeeding promotion efforts, visit http://www.aap.org/advocacy/bf/brpromo.htm
AAP Provisional
Section on Breastfeeding
http://www.aap.org/advocacy/bf/brsection.htm
In 1994, the Academy established the first Work Group on Breastfeeding.
Since that time, the Work Group was renamed the Task Force on
Breastfeeding in 1999. It was reestablished in July 2000 as a Provisional
Section on Breastfeeding, and became a permanent Section on Breastfeeding
with more than 800 members in July 2002. The Section on Breastfeeding
offers networking and educational opportunities for AAP members interested
in breastfeeding promotion and management. Since 1994, the pediatricians
dedicated to breastfeeding promotion have
- Published the 1997 major policy statement, Breastfeeding
and the Use of Human Milk, which is undergoing revision for
publication in 2003
- Published the AAP policy statement, WIC
Program, in 2001
- With the AAP Committee on Nutrition published the clinical report,
Prevention of Rickets and Vitamin D Deficiency: New Guidelines for
Vitamin D Intake, in 2003
- Coordinated two national Continuing Medical Education training
conferences for the AAP Chapter Breastfeeding Coordinators and other
health professionals
- Developed and implemented an Ambulatory Care Quality Improvement
Program (ACQIP) exercise on breastfeeding
- Coordinated a series of well-attended seminars and lectures on
breastfeeding for the annual AAP National Conference and Exhibition
- Reviewed and assisted in the revision of publications and policy
statements that concern breastfeeding
The Section
is responsible for sponsoring educational sessions and activities at AAP
national, state, and other conferences. Some of the programs under its
jurisdiction include the following
The Breastfeeding
Promotion in Pediatric Office Practices Program
http://www.aap.org/advocacy/bf/bppop-phaseII.htm*
The Breastfeeding Promotion in Physicians’ Office Practices (BPPOP II)
program provides maternal and pediatric health professionals with the
latest scientific information, culturally sensitive promotional materials,
and strategies for increasing breastfeeding rates in racially and
ethnically diverse populations. A project advisory committee made up of
representatives of 11 health professional organizations and public health
agencies provides perspective and assistance with program activities. The
program is funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, Maternal
and Child Health Bureau and the AAP Friends of Children Corporate Fund.
BPPOP II builds on the successful 1997–2001
AAP Breastfeeding
Promotion in Pediatric Office Practices (BPPOP)* program.
AAP Chapter Breastfeeding Coordinators
http://www.aap.org/advocacy/bf/brchapcoord.htm*
The role of the AAP Chapter Breastfeeding Coordinator is to foster
support and promote breastfeeding at the state and regional levels.
Breastfeeding-related materials development and publications
http://www.aap.org/advocacy/bf/aapbrres.htm*
The AAP Section is currently developing the
- Breastfeeding Handbook for Physicians with the American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Speaker's Kit on Breastfeeding Promotion and Management for health
professional education with a PowerPoint presentation and the
poster/brochure Ten Steps to Support Parents’ Choice to Breastfeed Their
Baby
Breastfeeding: Best For Baby and Mother* is an official AAP section on
breastfeeding newsletter providing information about all AAP breastfeeding
activities.
Survey of Pediatrician’s
Practices and Attitudes Regarding BF Promotion
http://www.aap.org/research/ps30exm.htm*
In 1995, the AAP Division of Chapter Services and the Work Group on
Breastfeeding conducted a Periodic Survey of Fellows to explore
pediatricians’ counseling practices regarding breastfeeding promotion,
attitudes surrounding breastfeeding education and management, as well as
awareness of their hospitals’ breastfeeding promotion activities. The
survey is being readministered in 2003 to capture a current snapshot of
breastfeeding attitudes and practices among AAP members.
Contact Information:
Address:
Betty L. Crase, IBCLC
Manager, Breastfeeding Activities
Division of Community Health Services
American Academy of Pediatrics
141 Northwest Point Blvd
Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007-1098
Telephone: (847)
434-4779
E-mail: breastfeed@aap.org
Web sites:
AAP home page
http://www.aap.org/*
AAP Breastfeeding Promotion Page
http://www.aap.org/advocacy/bf/brpromo.htm*
Related information
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