Doctors’ Group: Mothers with HIV Can Breastfeed — VOA Learning English
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A top U.S. pediatricians’ group is making a major policy change about breastfeeding by women with HIV.
The group says women infected with HIV can breastfeed their babies as long as they are taking medications that suppress the virus that causes AIDS.
The new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) changes guidance the group had in place since the start of the HIV epidemic in the 1980s.
The group said currently available drugs can reduce the risk of spreading HIV through breast milk to less than one percent, said Dr. Lisa Abuogi. She is a pediatric HIV expert at the University of Colorado and lead writer of the report.
“The medications are so good now and the benefits for mom and…
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