Breast-feeding and HIV—a Balance of Risks

Summary HIV-1 infection may be transmitted by breast-feeding. The risk of vertical transmission varies with the stage of maternal infection, but is 29 per cent if a mother acquires infection during lactation. The risk of infant death by not breast-feeding in a poor and contaminated environment is gr...

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Published in:Journal of tropical pediatrics (1980) 1994-02, Vol.40 (1), p.6-11
Main Author: CUTTING, W. A. M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Africa
AIDS/HIV
Americas
Asia
Biological and medical sciences
Breast Feeding
Europe
Female
HIV Infections - mortality
HIV Infections - prevention & control
HIV Infections - transmission
HIV-1
Humans
Immunodeficiencies
Immunodeficiencies. Immunoglobulinopathies
Immunopathology
Infant
Infant Food
Infant Mortality
Medical sciences
Mothers
Poverty
Risk Factors
Tropical medicine
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Summary:Summary HIV-1 infection may be transmitted by breast-feeding. The risk of vertical transmission varies with the stage of maternal infection, but is 29 per cent if a mother acquires infection during lactation. The risk of infant death by not breast-feeding in a poor and contaminated environment is greater than the risk of HIV infection when an HIV-positive mother breast-feeds. Vertical transmission can be reduced if women avoid high risk activities during pregnancy and especially lactation.
ISSN:0142-6338
1465-3664
DOI:10.1093/tropej/40.1.6