Relation between HIV and Infant Feeding - A Review Article

  • Dr. Jasmina D. Acharya Reader, Department of Stri Roga & Prasuti Tantra, J. S. Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya, Nadiad, Gujarat, India.
  • Rutu Patel Reader, Department of Kaumarabhritya, J. S. Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya, Nadiad, Gujarat, India.
  • Nilofar Shaikh Lecturer, Department of Stri Roga & Prasuti Tantra, J. S. Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya, Nadiad, Gujarat, India.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21760/jaims.v2i04.257
Keywords: HIV, Breast milk, Stanya Dushti

Abstract

Breast feeding increases the risk of HIV transmission from mother to child. Transmission through breast feeding is associated with increased maternal viral load in plasma and breast milk. Modern medical science suggests HIV infected women should give breast milk with accompanying prophylactic antiretroviral therapy to lower the risk of HIV transmission. According to Ayurveda, mother with vitiated breast milk should avoid breast feeding as it is responsible for developing many diseases in the child.

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CITATION
DOI: 10.21760/jaims.v2i04.257
Published: 2017-08-31
How to Cite
Dr. Jasmina D. Acharya, Rutu Patel, & Nilofar Shaikh. (2017). Relation between HIV and Infant Feeding - A Review Article. Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences, 2(04), 162-163. https://doi.org/10.21760/jaims.v2i04.257
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Vol. 2 No. 04 (2017): JUL-AUG
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Review Article

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