REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MATERNAL AND PERINATAL HEALTH
CM-MPH Report 1-A-06
Subject: Policy Review
Presented by: Janet Realini, MD, MPH, Chair
Referred to: Reference Committee on Public Health
House of Delegates policies included in the association's Policy Compendium are reviewed periodically for relevance and appropriateness. The Committee on Maternal and Perinatal Health recommends retention of the following policy with changes as noted:
Breastfeeding : The Texas Medical Association endorses the Texas Department of State Health Services breastfeeding training programs and materials for physicians and their patients. TMA recognizes that exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months and continued breastfeeding for at least one year is important for the optimal health and development of infants and children and encourages all physicians to promote and support breastfeeding as the gold standard of infant nutrition.
Recommendation : Approve as amended.
TMA House of Delegates: TexMed 2006
Last Updated On
June 24, 2010
Originally Published On
March 23, 2010