Issues in Applying a Harm Reduction Approach to Breastfeeding in the Context of Maternal HIV | Zendy

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Issues in Applying a Harm Reduction Approach to Breastfeeding in the Context of Maternal HIV

Author(s) -

V. Logan Kennedy,

Mona Loutfy,

Jason Brophy

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/ciu854

Subject(s) - breastfeeding , medicine , harm reduction , context (archaeology) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , reduction (mathematics) , harm , environmental health , obstetrics , family medicine , pediatrics , social psychology , psychology , paleontology , geometry , mathematics , biology

TO THE EDITOR—A harm reduction approach to breastfeeding in the context of maternal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was a refreshing perspective to consider and we congratulate Levinson et al [1] on this provocative suggestion. Harm reduction as a counseling philosophy is in consonance with the World Health Organization guidelines, as both focus on informed parental decision making [2]. Choices regarding infant feeding are highly personalized for parents, and we must not negate that these choices

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