... continue to rapidly evolve. Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) strategies are now widely available, with 82% of pregnant women living with HIV worldwide having access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) to prevent the transmission of HIV to their child [ 1 ]. MTCT of HIV is currently estimated...

... body mass in HIV-infected children Introduction The field of postnatal and child HIV/AIDS has experienced a number of exciting breakthroughs in the past 5 years. Prevention of mother-to-child transmission strategies are now more widely available, even in resource-poor settings. Access...

... in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Infect Dis 2011;11:684–691. 32. Rates of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 in Africa, America, and Europe: results from 13 perinatal studies. The Working Group on Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol...

... Breastfeeding Human milk Lactation Health benefits Preterm infants HIV, mother-to-child transmission Key Messages • Breastfeeding provides optimal nutrition for infants • Breastfeeding has significant positive effects on infant health, growth and development and decreases...

..., Andersson MI, et al: Minimizing the risk of non-vertical, non-sexual HIV infection in children beyond mother to child transmission. J Int AIDS Soc 2012;15:17377. 16. Glynn L, Goosen L: Manual expression of breast milk. J Hum Lact 2005;21:184-185. 17. Slutzah M, Codipilly CN, Potak D, et al...

... DJ, et al: Reducing the risk of mother-to-child human immunodeficiency virus transmission: past successes, current progress and challenges, and future directions. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2007;197:S3-S9 43. Chopra M, Rollins N: Infant feeding in the time of HIV: rapid assessment of infant feeding...

... Breastfeeding Human milk Lactation Health benefits Preterm infants HIV Mother-to-child transmission Key Messages Breastfeeding provides optimal nutrition for infants. Breastfeeding has a significant positive impact on infant health, growth, and development, and decreases...

..., Chantry C, Dewey K, Lonnerdal B, Sheppard H, Donovan R, et al: Viral, nutritional, and bacterial safety of flash-heated and Pretoria-pasteurized breast milk to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV in resource-poor countries: a pilot study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2005;40:175-181. 34. Besser...

... transmission from mother to child play a role as a source of acquisition: the risk of transmission is 90% for children born to HBe antigen (Ag)-positive mother and 20% if the mother has already eliminated HBeAg and is only HBsAg-positive. Mode of hepatitis B transmission according to age and at risk...

... mother-to-child transmission (as high as 40%) than in developed world (<2%) [ 42 ], the implementation of current feeding recommendations, even when understood, may be hampered by ignorance and/or poor implementation of the recommendations [ 43 – 45 ]. Available evidence indicates that mixed feeding...

... transmission of HIV-1 in Africa, America, and Europe: results from 13 perinatal studies. The Working Group on Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol 1995;8:506–510. 33. Siegfried N, Kayentao K, ter Kuile FO, Sinclair D, Garner P: Antiretrovirals for reducing...

...: Mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 infection during exclusive breastfeeding in the first 6 months of life: an intervention cohort study. Lancet 2007;369:1107-1116 7. Desmond C, Bland RM, Boyce G, et al: Scaling-up exclusive breastfeeding support programmes: the example of KwaZulu Natal. PLoS One...

... health and human capital. Lancet 2008;371:340-357 5. Britton C, McCormick FM, Renfrew MJ, et al: Support for breastfeeding mothers. Cochrane Syst Rev 2007;1:CD001141 6. Coovadia HM, Rollins NC, Bland RM, et al: Mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 infection during exclusive breastfeeding...

.... In laboratory settings, repeated exposure is effective in promoting children’s acceptance and consumption of novel foods. We have recently explored mother and child early experiences (from infancy to toddlerhood) with offering hard-to-like foods. Our findings suggest a “sweet spot” for food introduction...

... birth. Matching bifidobacterial strains were found in the milk and infant stool of related pairs. They also found evidence of vertical transmission of B. longum phage 10029, identified in the fecal samples of a child as well as in the milk sample of the corresponding mother. The study authors...

... to diminish with the inclusion of supportive social networks [ 71 ]. Lastly, a recently conducted study of Kenyan mother-child dyads found that maternal mental health, including the contributions of prenatal stress, mediated the impact of maternal and familial ACEs on offspring internalizing/externalizing...

... in SARS-CoV-2 infants were suggested by the evidence [ 12‒14 ]. Isolating infants from COVID mothers and prohibiting breastfeeding was not associated with less postpartum virus transmission than with permitted breastfeeding plus appropriate infection prevention and control measures [ 15 ]. WHO recommended...

.... Ann Trop Paediatr 1988;8:92-95. 33. Israel-Ballard K, Chantry C, Dewey K, Lonnerdal B, Sheppard H, Donovan R, et al: Viral, nutritional, and bacterial safety of flash-heated and Pretoria-pasteurized breast milk to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV in resource-poor countries: a pilot...

... pregnancy and labor, and after birth. Yet more needs to be done to lower maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity. Women and providers continue to be unaware of the fact that a woman's health status before pregnancy influences the outcomes for both mother and child. A simple way to ensure that more...