Experience and Outcomes of Breastfed Infants of Women Living With HIV in the United States: Findings From a Single-Center Breastfeeding Support Initiative

J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2022 Jan 27;11(1):24-27. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piab116.

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.

Keywords: HIV; United States; breastfeeding; infant; outcomes; women living with HIV.

MeSH terms

  • Breast Feeding*
  • Cohort Studies
  • Female
  • HIV Infections* / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • United States