HIV/AIDS Topics Mothers with Hepatitis B Can Safely Breastfeed
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- Category: Pregnancy & HBV MTCT
- Published on Tuesday, 24 May 2011 07:42
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Women with chronic HBV infection can breastfeed with minimal risk of transmitting the virus to their babies if they use standard prophylactic therapy, according to a recent review.
Uninfected Infants Born to HIV Positive Mothers May Have Impaired Immune Function
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- Category: Children & Adolescents
- Published on Thursday, 10 February 2011 16:00
- Written by Press Release
Infants born to mothers with HIV appear to be more susceptible to certain bacterial infections even if they are not HIV-infected themselves, according to research from South Africa published in the February 9, 2011 Journal of the American Medical Association. HIV-exposed children get fewer antibodies from their mothers through the placenta during gestation, but they show robust responses to vaccination, indicating that their own immune function is not impaired.
