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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“ Third, the World Health Organization has asked the AAP to match their positions on breastfeeding. Unfortunately, this results in painting with too broad a brush.”

I honestly think this is part of it. WHO is very zealous on the BF issue. The recent discussion in the US of the reality of so many families needing formula and a focus on supporting families in getting it so they can feed their babies likely spurred a push on the AAP to issue something stronger that is pro BF. And the ping standing AAP recc of 1 year was a very noticeable deviation from the WHO 2+ year push.

What is valuable in countries with unsafe water though is not the same thing as in those with safe water. Why this cannot be acknowledged more in BF discussions is beyond me. [/quote]

I would not be so fast to characterize the United States as being a bastion of safe drinking water, unless you’ve never heard of a place called Flint, Michigan? Or is giving infants lead-contaminated water good with you as long as they’re already poor?

In the normal course of events I would be more worried about the safety of the formula in the United States than the safety of the water.  The Abbott cholorbactor contamination is of course now famous but before that Similac was being recalled because it was contaminated with beetles.  I would certainly expect that if the AAP were to consider recommending formula they would have to take that into account as well. [/quote]

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