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Exclusive breastfeeding curbs HIV in breast milk

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HIV-infected women who want to breastfeed should do so exclusively (no feeding with other fluids or foods) for the first six months of a baby’s life, a new study of HIV-infected mothers in Zambia suggests. Women who chose long-term exclusive breastfeeding may have the lowest risk of transmitting the virus to their babies through breast milk, the findings show.

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