Pediatrics On Call

Social Media and Mental Health, How Maternal BMI and Rapid Infant Weight Gain Affect Children Later in Life – Ep. 157

05.16.2023 - By AAP - American Academy of PediatricsPlay

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In this episode Megan Moreno, MD, MPH, MSEd, FAAP, and Jenny Radesky, MD, FAAP, co-Medical Directors of the SAMHSA-funded AAP Center of Excellence on Social Media and Youth Mental Health, explain why the AAP aims to shift the way people think about and use social media. Hosts David Hill, MD, FAAP, and Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD, FAAP, also speak with Stephanie Gilley, MD, PhD, FAAP, about how prebirth maternal BMI and rapid infant weight gain affect a child’s health later in life. For resources go to aap.org/podcast.) 

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