The new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics reverses recommendations from the start of the HIV epidemic, as medications can lower breast milk transmission risk to less than 1%.
Antiretroviral therapy reduces HIV transmission risk, but breastfeeding avoidance remains the only certain way to prevent spreading the virus.
Breastfeeding exclusively for six months is crucial to reduce HIV infection risk in infants, as switching to formula disrupts the infant's gut and increases risk.
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