| Literature DB >> 24771330 |
Judy Levison1, Shannon Weber2, Deborah Cohan3.
Abstract
Social and cultural forces have led some human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected women to question the recommendation in the United States not to breastfeed. Without an open dialogue, women may choose to breastfeed exclusively or intermittently and not disclose this to their provider. We review the evidence from global studies of the risks of breastfeeding among HIV-infected mothers and propose a harm reduction model for women considering breastfeeding.Entities:
Keywords: HIV; United States; breastfeeding; harm reduction; perinatal transmission
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24771330 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu272
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079