Breastfeeding and HIV-Infected Women in the United States: Harm Reduction Counseling Strategies | Zendy

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Breastfeeding and HIV-Infected Women in the United States: Harm Reduction Counseling Strategies

Author(s) -

Judy Levison,

Stephanie Weber,

Deborah Cohan

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciu272

Subject(s) - breastfeeding , medicine , harm reduction , harm , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , family medicine , breast feeding , pediatrics , social psychology , psychology

Social and cultural forces have led some human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected women to question the recommendation in the United States not to breastfeed. Without an open dialogue, women may choose to breastfeed exclusively or intermittently and not disclose this to their provider. We review the evidence from global studies of the risks of breastfeeding among HIV-infected mothers and propose a harm reduction model for women considering breastfeeding.

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