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Infant feeding and HIV study does not support Minerva's view
BMJ 2000; 321 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.321.7256.303/a (Published 29 July 2000) Cite this as: BMJ 2000;321:303
- Magda Sachs (sachsdavis@clara.net), breastfeeding supporter,
- Phyll Buchanan, breastfeeding supporter,
- Mary Broadfoot, breastfeeding supporter,
- Ted Greiner, research adviser, nutrition
- Breastfeeding Network, Paisley, PA2 8YB
- International Maternal and Child Health Unit, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SE-75185, Sweden
EDITOR—Minerva's report of the study by Nduati et al into HIV and infant feeding quotes figures for babies alive and free of infection with HIV-1 at two years.1 One striking finding was the lack of overall difference in infant mortality between the two trial arms despite a higher level of HIV transmission in the breast fed arm, implying a trade off between mortality related to HIV and artificial feeding.
A review of the risks of not breast feeding found that infants not breast fed …
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