Breastfeeding in the time of Zika: a systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The disease Zika is considered as emergent. The infection can be acquired through different routes: a bite from the Aedes mosquito, sexual contact, from mother to child during pregnancy and by blood transfusion. The possibility of Zika transmission through human lactation has been considered. Zika is a disease of great concern for public health because it has been associated with neonatal and postnatal microcephaly, among other birth defects.

Objectives

To review published evidence of the probable transmission of Zika through human lactation.

Data sources

Electronic databases: Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, EBSCO, Gale, Science Direct, Scopus, US National Library of Medicine (PubMed) and Web of Science. World Health Organization and

SUBMITTER: Sampieri CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6385688 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature