Background: Child-to-breastfeeding woman transmission (CBWT) of HIV occurs when an
HIV-infected infant transmits the virus to an HIV-uninfected woman through breastfeeding …

Infectious Diseases Society, Yusuf et al describe an initiative to support women living with
HIV (WLHIV) who chose to breastfeed at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The authors successfully …

A number of risk factors for HIV transmission during breastfeeding have been identified. The
experience counseling HIV-infected women on infant feeding options has expanded to …

Infectious Diseases Society, Yusuf et al describe their intensive monitoring and treatment
protocol for management of nine women living with HIV (WLHIV) infection who breastfed …

HIV-1 infection is possibly the most common serious health problem facing pregnant women
in Africa. The prevalence of HIV-1 among pregnant women ranges from 5-10% in West …

This Review was originally prepared as a back ground paper for the Technical Consultation
on HIV and Infant Feeding that took place in Geneva in October 2006. It was updated during …

In 2008 there were an estimated 430,000 new infections of human immunodeficiency virus
type 1 (HIV-1) in children younger than 15 years of age, and there were 2.1 million children …

Physicians caring for infants born to women infected with HIV are likely to be involved in
providing guidance to HIV-infected mothers on appropriate infant feeding practices. It is …

Transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) through breastfeeding has
been conclusively demonstrated. The risk of such transmission has been quantified, the …

Perhaps all fields feel under-appreciated and underfunded. But, somehow, breastfeeding
seems to fall between more than the usual number of cracks. Paediatricians rarely receive …