How women living with HIV in the UK manage infant-feeding decisions and vertical transmission risk - a qualitative study

• Main Authors: Bakita Kasadha (Author), Lisa Hinton (Author), Shema Tariq (Author), Farai Nyatsanza (Author), Angelina Namiba (Author), Nell Freeman-Romilly (Author), Tanvi Rai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that women with HIV breastfeed for a minimum of one year. In contrast, across high-income countries, HIV and infant-feeding guidelines recommend exclusive formula feeding if parents want to avoid all risk of postpartum transmission....