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Bottle-Feeding Urged for US Moms with HIV

American women with HIV shouldn't breastfeed their babies, regardless of low levels of the virus and antiviral treatment, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) cautioned.

Published
28 January 2013
From
MedPage Today
Infant feeding
Exclusive breastfeeding hampered by infant illnesses, follow up of mothers with HIV shows

Only one third of women counselled to exclusively breast feed for six months in the Kesho Bora study were able to sustain the practice for at least

Published
07 December 2012
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
Infant feeding
KENYA: Exclusive breastfeeding on the rise

Kenya has made significant strides in boosting exclusive breastfeeding, even passing a new law banning the promotion of infant formula. Nevertheless, challenges to safe infant feeding - a major part of prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission - remain.

Published
05 December 2012
From
IRIN Plus News
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission
Lack of understanding of treatment benefits may discourage women with HIV from having children – and could increase the risk of vertical transmission

Two papers presented at the eleventh International Congress on Drug Therapy in HIV Infection this week in Glasgow suggest that some women with HIV may not have

Published
16 November 2012
By
Gus Cairns
Infant feeding
Breast-milk molecule raises risk of HIV transmission

Although one type of sugar in breast milk from HIV-positive mothers can boost likelihood of transmission, many other sugars protect against disease.

Published
03 October 2012
From
Nature
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission
Late start for ART in pregnancy increases HIV transmission risk during breastfeeding period

A high viral load at the time of starting treatment during pregnancy and a shorter time on antiretroviral therapy (ART) before delivery continued to place mothers

Published
27 September 2012
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
Infant feeding
South Africa: Government formula milk sold for profit

When branch members from the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) noticed that the shops were selling formula milk they informed the TAC Khayelitsha district office. A team from the TAC office went around Khayelitsha and discovered 16 shops were selling formula milk.

Published
12 September 2012
From
Ground Up
Infant feeding
DNA sequencing confirms HIV transmission through surrogate breastfeeding

DNA sequencing has provided evidence of HIV-1 transmission from an infected woman breastfeeding her niece in South Africa, drawing attention to infant feeding practices and the need for HIV testing of all breastfeeding surrogates as well as mothers.

Published
23 August 2012
From
Wellcome Trust
Infant feeding
A compound in breast milk may help to protect infants from HIV transmission

An international team of researchers has found that certain bioactive components found in human milk, called human milk ologosaccharides (HMOs) appear to help reduce the risk of HIV transmission from an HIV infected mother to her breast-fed infant. A study found that mothers whose milk contained high levels of HMOs were less liekly to transmit HIV to the babies. The HMOs appear to work by promoting growth of protective bacteria in the babies' diegestive systems.

Published
16 August 2012
From
EurekAlert
TB vaccine
BCG vaccination causes immune activation of CD4 T-cells in infants

BCG vaccination, routinely given at birth to protect from tuberculosis (TB), causes an immune-activation of CD4 T cells, the HIV target cells, according to a South African

Published
31 July 2012
By
Lesley Odendal
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