Experience and Outcomes of Breastfed Infants of Women Living With HIV in the United States: Findings From a Single-Center Breastfeeding Support Initiative
Hasiya Yusuf, Mary Ann Knott-Grasso, Jean Anderson, Alison Livingston, Nadine Rosenblum, Heather Sturdivant, Kristen Byrnes, Anna Powell, Jeanne S. Sheffield, Justine P. Enns, Deborah Persaud, W. Christopher Golden, Allison L. Agwu
Abstract
We assessed breastfeeding outcomes for a cohort of infants born to women living with HIV (WLHIV) at an urban health care center in the United States. Ten infants were exclusively breastfed for a mean duration of 4.4 (1.0-8.6) months. All had negative HIV RNA PCRs at a median age of 16 months.
Topics & Concepts
BreastfeedingMedicinePediatricsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)CohortCohort studyDemographyFamily medicineInternal medicineSociologyHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsBreastfeeding Practices and InfluencesHIV-related health complications and treatments