Introduction Antiretroviral drug interventions significantly reduce the risk of HIV transmission
to infants through breastfeeding. We report diarrhoea prevalence and all-cause mortality at …

Background Without breastfeeding and maternal antiretroviral therapy (ART), HIV-exposed
uninfected (HEU) infants have greater infectious morbidity than HIV-unexposed (HU) infants …

Aim: To examine infant morbidity risks associated with refraining from breastfeeding where it
is used in an attempt to prevent mother‐to‐child transmission (MTCT) of human …

Background: Reduction of HIV-1 breast-feeding transmission remains a challenge for
prevention of pediatric infections in Sub-Saharan Africa. Provision of formula decreases …

Objective: The effects of in-utero HIV-exposure on infectious morbidity and mortality in
settings with universal maternal treatment and high breastfeeding rates are unclear. Further …

OBJECTIVE: We assessed the impact of breastfeeding by women infected with human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 on their morbidity and risk of mortality and on the mortality of …

Background Early exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is recommended by the World Health
Organization, but EBF rates remain low throughout the world. For infants born to …

Background Exclusive breastfeeding, though better than other forms of infant feeding and
associated with improved child survival, is uncommon. We assessed the HIV-1 transmission …

BACKGROUND: UNICEF/WHO recommends that infants born to HIV-infected mothers who
do not have access to acceptable, feasible, affordable, sustainable, and safe replacement …

Background: Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) drastically reduces mother-to-child
transmission of HIV, but where breastfeeding is the only safe infant feeding option, HAART …