March 2025 Special Event
Nutrition: Food Connects Us
Please visit the First 1,000 Days Knowledge Center throughout the month of March as we recognize National Nutrition Month and its theme “Food Connects Us”. The resources below highlight the important factors involved in child nutrition during the first 1,000 days, and provide guidance on best practices.
Throughout March, the First 1,000 Days Knowledge Center is adding new nutrition-focused content and features to the site, and highlighting existing great resources.
AAP Breastfeeding Resources
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends exclusive breastfeeding for approximately 6 months after birth. Furthermore, the AAP supports continued breastfeeding, along with appropriate complementary foods introduced at about 6 months, as long as mutually desired by mother and child for 2 years or beyond.
Below are AAP resources regarding this crucial source of nutrition during the first 1,000 days of a child’s life.
Key and Recent Policies, Reports, and Research Articles
- Policy Statement: Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk
- Technical Report: Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk
- Promoting Human Milk and Breastfeeding for the Very Low Birth Weight Infant
- The Breastfeeding-Friendly Pediatric Office Practice
- Breastfeeding for the Re-Hospitalized Infant
- Gains Needed to Achieve Healthy People 2030 Breastfeeding Targets
- Identification and Management of Ankyloglossia and Its Effect on Breastfeeding in Infants: Clinical Report
Overviews and FAQs
Professional Tools and Resources
Podcasts and Blogs
- Pediatrics on Call: Breastfeeding
- Pediatrics on Call: Racial Disparities in Breastfeeding
- AAP Voices: Supporting Breastfeeding Mothers
- AAP Voices: Breastfeeding Success
“Nutrition: Food Connects Us” Special Module
A special module has been created collecting the key information about nutrition from the current modules, all in one place. You will have access to four complete modules related to nutrition, as well as nutrition-related items from other modules.
New interactive content has also been added to the module, including:
● Breastfeeding Supplies and Milk Expression Options
● Dietary Reference Intakes: Recommended Intakes for Individuals
Newborn and Infant Nutrition Support Chart Access
During March, users will be given free access to the digital version of Newborn and Infant Nutrition: A Clinical Decision Support Chart. This clinical resource provides valuable point-of-care decision support tools based on AAP policy for nutrition of newborns and infants. Tools include breastfeeding support; formula feeding; parenteral nutrition; nutrition (enteral) in special circumstances; complementary feeding; food-drug interactions; vitamin and mineral deficiency; and daily reference intakes and upper limits.
Click here to access Newborn and Infant Nutrition: A Clinical Decision Support Chart.
Food Allergies Highlights Webinar
A shorter, key-findings webinar has been created from Dr Victoria X. Soriano's presentation "Complementary and Allergenic Food Introduction in Infants: An Umbrella Review". In the video, Dr Soriano discusses her umbrella review on what age complementary foods should be introduced to infants, as well as the findings from the study.
“Question of the Week” Nutrition Focus
During the month of March, all Question of the Week quizzes will focus on nutrition content. For anyone who chooses to provide their name when taking the quizzes, a leaderboard will be posted to the website listing top scores throughout the month. Rankings will be ordered by number of correct answers, followed by quickest to answer. The winner will receive a $50 Amazon gift card.
We hope you enjoy the Nutrition: Food Connects Us event during March, as you continue your important work caring for children and their health
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