Infant feeding: emerging concepts to prevent HIV transmission.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

HIV screening in pregnancy, universal suppressive antiretroviral therapy (ART) and breastfeeding avoidance can almost completely prevent vertical transmission of HIV. Breastfeeding is associated with an additional risk of transmission, although this risk is extremely low with suppressive maternal ART. This minimal risk must be balanced with the benefits of breastfeeding for women living with HIV (WLHIV) and their infants. Guidance in high-income countries has evolved, moving towards supported breast feeding for women on suppressive ART.

Recent findings

Breastmilk transmission accounts for an increasing proportion of new infant infections globally. The majority of transmission data comes from studies including women not on suppressive ART. Breastmilk transmi

SUBMITTER: Bamford A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10734781 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature