Zambian study finds longer breastfeeding best for HIV-infected mothers
Thursday, January 14, 2010 - 22:42
in Health & Medicine
A new study from Zambia suggests that halting breastfeeding early causes more harm than good for children not infected with HIV who are born to HIV-positive mothers. Stopping breastfeeding before 18 months was associated with significant increases in mortality among these children, according to the study's findings, described in the Feb.