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Low and theoretical transmission risks
Feeding Hazard for HIV-Exposed Kids Detailed

Pre-chewing food for children appears to be common practice among caregivers of children who were perinatally exposed to HIV, the CDC reported.

Published
14 March 2011
From
MedPage Today
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission
Six months of nevirapine prophylaxis for breastfeeding infants reduces transmission by 76% if mother not on ART

Extending the use of daily infant nevirapine to six months reduced the risk of breastfeeding mother-to-child transmission by a significant 76% in HIV-positive mothers with CD4 cell

Published
07 March 2011
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
Infant feeding
KENYA: Hungry HIV-positive mothers wary of exclusive breastfeeding

Nutrition experts recommend that HIV-positive mothers exclusively breastfeed their babies for the first six months to reduce the risk of HIV transmission, but food-insecure Kenyan mothers worry they have insufficient milk to keep their babies full and healthy.

Published
22 February 2011
From
IRIN Plus News
Medical procedures and other blood-borne exposure
London: HIV test for baby given strangers' breast milk in hospital mix-up

A premature baby had to be tested for HIV after blundering hospital staff twice gave her breast milk from strangers.

Published
23 December 2010
From
London Evening Standard
Despite Health Warnings More Women Sharing Breast Milk Online

A growing number of nursing moms are taking to the Internet to find other women to share breast milk with so they don't have to switch to formula for their babies. But it's a trend that federal health officials find increasingly alarming.

Published
03 December 2010
From
AOL
Infant feeding
Nigeria: 'HIV Mothers Can Breastfeed Their Babies for 3 Months'

The need for HIV positive mothers to breastfeed their babies for at least three months to give them a head start in life has been emphasized by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria.

Published
07 September 2010
From
AllAfrica
Malaria
Breastfeeding reduces risk of malaria in infants with HIV

In HIV-exposed and HIV-infected infants aged six to 15 months breastfeeding significantly lowered the risks of getting malaria according to Neil Vora and colleagues in a prospective

Published
25 August 2010
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission
Happy families

Sally Farthing is an HIV specialist midwife at West Middlesex Hospital in Isleworth, west London. She praises the measures – and the mothers – who together have sent

Published
01 July 2010
From
HIV treatment update
Infant feeding
Infant feeding and length of treatment: possible changes to UK pregnancy guidelines

While refraining from breastfeeding remains the best and safest option for woman with HIV in the UK, women taking effective anti-HIV treatment should be supported

Published
23 April 2010
By
Roger Pebody
Maternal HIV infection during pregnancy or breastfeeding poses substantial transmission risk for infants

There is a high risk of mother-to-child HIV transmission if a woman acquires HIV after delivery and then breastfeeds, a Chinese study published in the

Published
20 August 2009
By
Michael Carter
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