Policies to prevent HIV transmission through breast-feeding in Latin America
It is a widely accepted principle that breat-feeding should continue to be protected, promoted, and supported in all countries of the region. How-ever, recognizing of the fact that Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) can be transmitted through breast milk, it is desirable the informed decision- making from the seropositive women to decide for the good of the newborn and diminish the probability of vertical transmission.
It is recommended that when there can be ensured the uninterrupted access of the children stemming from seropositive women to nutritionally adequate, prepared and administered substitutes of breast milk in a hygienic form, these substitutes should be utilized instead of the lactation to the maternal breast.
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