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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450108103321

Titolo

HIV transmission through breastfeeding [[electronic resource] ] : a review of available evidence / / UNICEF, UNAIDS, WHO, UNFPA

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, Switzerland, : World Health Organization, c2004

ISBN

1-280-14133-6

9786610141333

1-4175-7760-6

92-4-068068-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (31 p.)

Disciplina

362.196/9792

Soggetti

HIV infections - Transmission

Infants - Nutrition

Infants - Health and hygiene

Breastfeeding - Health aspects

AIDS (Disease) in infants - Prevention

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 21-25).

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; Acknowledgements; Glossary of terms; Executive summary; Introduction; Background; Mother to child transmission; HIV transmission through breastfeeding; Preventing transmission through breastfeeding; Current or planned research; References

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents a summary of the available scientific evidence on the transmission of HIV infection through breastfeeding. It briefly describes the benefits of breastfeeding for both mothers and infants; and summarizes evidence on the relative risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 infection during pregnancy, delivery, and breastfeeding.