Promoting Breastfeeding and Interaction of Pediatric Associations With Providers of Nutritional Products

Frontiers in Pediatrics

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Zsolt Bognar¹  Delane Shingadia²  Pierre Tissieres³  Luigi Titomanlio⁴  Rezan Topaloglu⁵  Johannes Trück⁶  Daniele De Luca⁷  Magnus Domellöf⁸  Adamos Hadjipanayis⁹  Dieter Haffner^1,10  Mark Johnson^1,11  Sanja Kolacek^1,12  Berthold Koletzko^1,13  Miguel Saenz de Pipaon^1,14 

[1] Pediatric Section of the European Society of Emergency Medicine (EUSEM), Paediatric Emergency Department, Heim Pal National Paediatric Institute;European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID), Institute of Child Health, University College London, Great Ormond Street Hospital, United Kingdom;European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care, Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Paris Saclay University Hospitals-APHP;Pediatric Section of the European Society of Emergency Medicine (EUSEM), Pediatric Emergency Department and Migraine and Neurovascular Diseases Clinic, INSERM U1141—Paris University, Robert Debré Hospital;European Society for Paediatric Nephrology (ESPN), Department Pediatric Nephrology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine;European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID), University Children's Hospital Zurich;European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care, Paris Saclay University Hospitals-APHP, Medical Center A. Beclere;European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Umeå University;European University Cyprus, Paediatric Department, Larnaca General Hospital;European Society for Paediatric Nephrology (ESPN), Department of Paediatric Kidney, Children's Hospital, Hannover Medical School;European Society for Paediatric Research (ESPR), National Institute for Health Research, Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and University of Southampton, United Kingdom;European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, University Department of Paediatrics, Children's Hospital Zagreb;Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital LMU Munich, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, LMU-Ludwig-MaximiliansUniversität München;European Society for Paediatric Research (ESPR), Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

关键词: continuing medical education;    infant nutrition;    infant and young child feeding;    public private sector cooperation;    privately sponsored programs;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fped.2020.562870

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Pediatric associations have been urged not to interact with and not to accept support from commercial providers of breast milk substitutes (BMSs), based on the assumption that such interaction would lead to diminished promotion and support of breastfeeding. The leadership of seven European pediatric learned societies reviewed the issue and share their position and policy conclusions here. We consider breastfeeding as the best way of infant feeding and strongly encourage its active promotion, protection, and support. We support the World Health Organization (WHO) Code of Marketing of BMSs. Infant formula and follow-on formula for older infants should not be advertised to families or the public, to avoid undermining breastfeeding. With consistently restricted marketing of BMSs, families need counseling on infant feeding choices by well-informed pediatricians. Current and trustworthy information is shared through congresses and other medical education directed and supervised by independent pediatric organizations or public bodies. Financial support from commercial organizations for congresses, educational, and scientific activities of pediatric organizations is an acceptable option if scientific, ethical, societal, and legal standards are followed; any influence of commercial organizations on the program is excluded, and transparency is ensured. Public–private research collaborations for improving and evaluating pharmaceuticals, vaccines, medical devices, dietetic products, and other products and services for children are actively encouraged, provided they are guided by the goal of enhancing child health and are performed following established high standards. We support increasing investment of public funding for research aiming at promoting child health, as well as for medical education.

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