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| Headlines: AIDS Complicates Breastfeeding Advice in Africa |
 Mother's milk or formula? Health groups are divided over which to recommend to HIV-positive mothers in sub-Saharan Africa after a study challenged the conventional wisdom that it was best for such women to rely exclusively on formula.
In a region where formula-fed infants are six times as likely to die as their breastfed counterparts, the study raised imposing ethical questions. Should HIV positive mothers be advised and assisted to exclusively breastfeed? Or, despite the potentially decreased risk, should the focus be on reducing transmission by encouraging exclusive formula feeding where that is possible?
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Posted by attachedparents on Friday, August 22 @ 12:26:14 MDT
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| Headlines: Welfare Work Requirements Limit Breastfeeding, Study Finds |
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Study finds that welfare to work intiatives have slowed breastfeeding rates.
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What can we do to improve these rates? How about working mom rates in general?
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Posted by attachedparents on Friday, August 22 @ 12:19:29 MDT
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