EC Gynaecology

Short Communication Volume 11 Issue 8 - 2022

Breastfeeding in HIV Positive Mothers: Yay or Nay?

Kanika Chopra1 and Swati Agrawal2*

1Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Smt. Sucheta Kriplani Hospital, New Delhi, India

2Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Smt. Sucheta Kriplani Hospital, New Delhi, India

*Corresponding Author: Swati Agrawal, Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Smt. Sucheta Kriplani Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Received: June 25, 2022; Published: July 28, 2022



Among other known routes of transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection, transmission from mother to the newborn is the most researched one. The research has been directed to reduce the risk of transmission while optimizing the health of the child.

Kanika Chopra and Swati Agrawal. Breastfeeding in HIV Positive Mothers: Yay or Nay?. EC Gynaecology 11.8 (2022): 47-49.