Should chronic hepatitis B mothers breastfeed? a meta analysis

• Main Authors: Xia Yugang (Author), Ye Qi (Author), Lu Yihan (Author), Zheng Yingjie (Author), Zhou Yueqin (Author), Yao Qingqing (Author), Wei Shan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hepatitis B virus (HBV) exists in the breast milk of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) mothers. The authors use a meta-analytic technique to quantify the evidence of an association between breastfeeding and risk of CHB infection among the in...