Breastfeeding & HIV/AIDS
- BAN Study: Giving Antiretroviral Therapy to Mothers or Antiretroviral Prophylaxis to Infants During Breastfeeding Equally Effective at Reducing HIV Transmission (July 24, 2009)
Either of two approaches -- maternal antiretroviral therapy or infant prophylaxis during the time of breastfeeding -- is equally safe and effective in reducing post-natal mother-to-child transmission of HIV, reports Charles Chasela of the University of North Carolina Project in Lilongwe, Malawi.
From aidsmap.com
- Kesho Bora Study: Maternal Antiretroviral Therapy During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Prevents More Infections Than Short-Course Prophylaxis (July 24, 2009)
Antiretroviral therapy for mothers that is initiated during pregnancy and continued throughout the breastfeeding period resulted in a significantly lower rate of mother-to-child HIV transmission when compared with the standard short-course regimen, investigators on the Kesho Bora study reported.
From aidsmap.com
- Mma Bana Study: Mother-to-Child Transmission Reduced Below 1% in Breastfeeding Mothers Who Receive ART (July 24, 2009)
Antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy and breastfeeding resulted in a mother-to-child transmission rate of less than 1% in a large randomized comparison of two triple-drug combinations in women with CD4 counts above 200 cells/mm3, according to data from the Mma Bana study.
From aidsmap.com
- Longer, Stronger HIV Drug Regimen for Breastfeeding Women Cuts Mother-to-Child Transmission Rate, Study Finds (July 22, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Researchers Developing Pasteurization Technique to Help HIV-Positive Women Breastfeed (May 11, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Stigma Preventing Some HIV-Positive Women in Kenya From Following Recommended Infant Feeding Practices (May 6, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Mozambican Health Officials Advising HIV-Positive Women to Breastfeed in Some Circumstances (March 20, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- HIV-Infected Women Who Breast-Feed Face No Greater Risk of Mortality Than HIV-Infected Women Who Formula Feed, Study Finds (February 11, 2009)
It's a rare look at the impact of breastfeeding versus formula feeding on the health of HIV-infected women (as opposed to their newborn children): Shahin Lockman, M.D., presents data from a randomized trial finding no difference in mortality between the two feeding methods -- although there did appear to be a trend toward greater inflammation and CD4 decline among breastfeeding women.
In The 16th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
- British Researcher Finds a Way to Make Breastfeeding Safer for HIV-Positive Moms (September 22, 2008)
From BBC News
- 16 Women in Kyrgyzstan Contracted HIV Through Breastfeeding (April 9, 2008)
In International Herald Tribune
- Studies Examine Reducing Risk of Vertical HIV Transmission While Breastfeeding, Effect of Herpes Treatments on Transmission (February 5, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Flash-Heating Could Inactivate HIV in Breast Milk, Study Suggests (May 21, 2007)
Method could offer HIV prevention option for mothers in areas without clean water; this press release includes a video explaining how the flash-heating process works.
From University of California-Berkeley
- Benefits of Breast-Feeding Might Outweigh Risk of Vertical HIV Transmission in Developing Countries, Studies Say (February 27, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- South African, U.S. Women Donate Breast Milk to South African AIDS Orphans (October 6, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Breastfeeding Wrecks Short Course Anti-HIV Treatment for Babies (April 10, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV and Breast Feeding: What's a Mother to Do? (February 2002)
[Archived Article]
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- The Dilemma of Breast Feeding (Winter 2001/2002)
[Archived Article]
Highlights from the 3rd Conference on Global Strategies for the Prevention of HIV Transmission From Mothers to Infants.
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Breast-Feeding May Increase Maternal Mortality (Summer/Autumn 2001)
[Archived Article]
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Breast Feeding Safer Than Mixed Feeding for Babies of HIV Mothers (March 3, 2001)
[Archived Article]
In British Medical Journal
- Boiling Breast Milk Can Reduce Vertical Transmission (Autumn 2000)
[Archived Article]
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Study Finds HIV Breastfeeding Risk Highest in Early Months After Birth (August 24, 1999)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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