Breast feeding safer than mixed feeding for babies of HIV mothers

Among babies of mothers infected with HIV, those exclusively breast fed for three months or more have no excess risk of HIV infection over six months than those who have never been breast fed, according to latest research. The results could have important implications for public health policy in developing countries, where the total avoidance of breast feeding is not a realistic option for the vast majority of women.

Anna Coutsoudis from the department of paediatrics and child health at the University …