Challenges in breastfeeding: Neonatal concerns

In the immediate skin-to-skin contact group, improved breastfeeding practices up to 12 months were observed.

The final episode in our podcast series on atypical anorexia discusses fat bias in health care and its impact on diagnosis and when pushback against diagnosis happens.

Primary care interventions, such as education and support, effectively promote breastfeeding up to 6 months, improving rates of any and exclusive breastfeeding, according to the USPSTF.

Dr. Erin Harrop discusses the necessity of understanding that eating disorders do not all look the same in every patient and how a multidisciplinary approach could be an effective way to diagnose and manage anorexia nervosa that is atypical.

Editor-in-chief Tina Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, highlights the April, 2025, issue of Contemporary Pediatrics, with a special focus on pediatric allergy awareness.

With 1 in 7 adolescents worldwide diagnosed with mental health disorders, emerging research suggests that diet is a powerful yet often overlooked therapeutic tool.