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HIV and breastfeeding

The 1st - 7th August is World Breastfeeding Week, a time where more than 120 countries promote breastfeeding to improve the health of babies. However, in the context of HIV, breastfeeding can increase the risk of HIV transmission from an infected mother to her infant. Learn more about HIV and breastfeeding, including how the risk can be reduced with antiretroviral drugs.

WHO has recently released new HIV and breastfeeding guidelines. You can find a useful, easy to read summary of these guidelines here.