Sentences with phrase «pediatrics urges parents»

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It warns parents that more than half of all exclusively breastfed babies lose more than the 7 percent of body weight recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics, and urges parents to use this guide on weighing newborns.

He is a pioneer in the field of sudden infant death syndrome and was one of the lead authors of the landmark 1992 American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement that urged parents to put infants to sleep on their backs to prevent SIDS.

In the 1990s, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) introduced the Back to Sleep campaign, which urged parents to put infants to sleep on their backs.

That's based on a recommendation by the American Academy of Pediatrics, which urges parents to make breastmilk (or formula) their babies» only source of nutrition for the first 6 months of life.

Reilly recently published a commentary in The Journal of Pediatrics that talks about the current wave of gluten - free foods, and urges parents to consult a doctor or nutrition expert if they believe a gluten - free diet will benefit their child.

Many parent advocates expressed disappointment with the result after they had urged the board to follow guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics that middle schools and high schools should start at 8:30 a.m. or later.

Pediatrics group urges parents to start reading to children as soon as they are born as it stimulates brain development.

The American Academy of Pediatrics» new policy urges parents to read to their children aloud daily from infancy.