Voice of America: Exclusive, Extended Breastfeeding Lowers Mother-to-Infant HIV Risk

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

Exclusive, Extended Breastfeeding Lowers Mother-to-Infant HIV Risk Apr 17th 2013, 22:32 A new study has found that HIV-infected mothers are less likely to transmit the virus to their newborns if they breastfeed their child exclusively for more than 4 months.  The findings have important implications in sub-Saharan Africa, where infants are at greater risk of contracting and dying from diarrheal diseases or pneumonia. Breastfeeding is widely regarded as the best form of nutrition for newborns because human milk transfers not only  essential nutrients but also important ... Media files: 5F7ED40E-3513-4CF9-AC17-021AB388BB64_cx0_cy15_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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