«Obesity and infant mortality are among the most critical public health issues today,» said co-author Katherine Himes, M.D., assistant professor in Pitt's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. (sciencedaily.com)
The hashtag trended nationally, highlighting many critical public health issues; see a selection of the tweets beneath the article below. (croakey.org)
As we work as a nation to prioritize breastfeeding as the critical public health issue it indeed is, the FDA's proposed non-binding guidance is an important first step to help protect parents from false advertising that may undermine their decision to breastfeed, and their efforts to exclusively breastfeed as long as possible. (babymilkaction.org)