The new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics reverses recommendations in place since the 1980s and recognizes that routinely prescribed drugs can...
The new report reverses recommendations that have been in place since the start of the HIV epidemic in the 1980s.People with HIV can breastfeed their babies, as long as they are taking medications that effectively suppress the virus that causes AIDS, a top U.S. pediatricians’ group said Monday in a sharp policy change. from the American Academy of Pediatrics reverses recommendations it had in place since the start of the HIV epidemic in the 1980s.
About 5,000 people who have HIV give birth in the U.S. each year. Nearly all take drugs to suppress the virus to very low levels, Abuogi said, though viral levels can rebound if they don’t stay on them. Breastfeeding provides ideal nutrition for babies and protects them against illnesses and conditions such as obesity and Type 2 diabetes, research shows. Nursing also reduces the mother’s risk of breast and ovarian cancer, diabetes and high blood pressure.
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