Guidelines

Rohit P. Shenoi, MD, highlighted updated AAP drowning prevention guidance focused on supervision, swim skills, and equity.

New AAP guidance highlights layered drowning prevention strategies, including supervision, swim lessons, CPR training, and pool fencing.

New AAP guideline replaces “failure to thrive” with “faltering weight,” emphasizing standardized diagnosis and targeted, less invasive care.

Marisol Betensky, MD, outlines how dynamic risk evaluation and innovative trial designs can improve anticoagulation decision-making in pediatric VTE care.

Marisol Betensky, MD outlines how institutions can implement risk-stratified guidelines while balancing thrombosis prevention, bleeding risk, and limited evidence.

AAP policy outlines when pediatricians may provide care to parents during child visits, emphasizing benefits, legal considerations, and documentation safeguards.

AAP updates guidance on children’s digital media use, urging child-centered design and system-level action beyond screen time limits.

AAP updated guidance supports therapeutic hypothermia for term infants with moderate to severe HIE, emphasizing early initiation and specialized care.

New AAP guidance affirms mother’s own milk as optimal for very low birth weight infants, citing reduced NEC and infection risk and outlining donor milk use.

“We started out 2025 with an environment that was rife with myths and disinformation," said Robert H. Hopkins, Jr., MD, in this year-end recap of 2025 and the pediatric vaccine landscape.

Test your knowledge of updated AAP recommendations for genetic evaluation of children with developmental delay and intellectual disability.

The AAP encourages pediatricians to use shared decision-making with families inquiring about leucovorin while providing clear information about available evidence and potential risks.

Updated 2025 CPR guidelines from the AAP and AHA include revisions to pediatric and neonatal resuscitation, reflecting new evidence and a unified chain of survival.

In this Q&A, Abby Nerlinger, MD, breaks down how pediatricians can provide detailed care for children with military connections, based on a session presented at the 2025 AAP National Conference & Exhibition.

AAP issues new report urging early, routine screening for mental, emotional, and behavioral problems in pediatric care to improve outcomes.

AAP updates guidance on recognizing and managing iatrogenic opioid dependence and withdrawal in children prescribed opioids.

The AAP recommends that all children aged 6 months to 23 months receive a COVID-19 vaccine, as this group has the highest risk for severe infection.