Early Cessation Of Breastfeeding By HIV+ Women In Poor Countries And Child Survival

Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 15:28 in Health & Medicine

Researchers find that abrupt cessation of breastfeeding by HIV+ mothers after the first four months of life did not result in any statistically significant benefit to infants in terms of HIV-free survival at 24 months, compared to those infants who were weaned at an average of 16 months of age.

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