Adoption of the Revised DHHS Guidelines on Breastmilk Feeding and HIV in the United States: Clinical Practices and Barriers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding current clinical practices and barriers to the implementation of the updated infant feeding guidelines in perinatal HIV exposure can inform the development of interventions to improve practice in the United States (US).

Methods

Between August and December 2024, we electronically administered a survey to actively practicing neonatologists and pediatric infectious diseases (PID) physicians in the US. We conducted a multivariate logistic regression to assess the association between physician characteristics and breastfeeding support.

Results

Of 389 respondents, 21% were PID specialists, and 79% were neonatologists. More PID specialists (64%) than neonatologists (42%) (P < .01) indicated breastmilk from the virally suppressed parent with HI

SUBMITTER: Ikeri K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12527334 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature