Breastfeeding and HIV/AIDS : the research, the politics, the women's responses. / by Edith White.
Material type: TextPublisher: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c1999Description: viii, 204 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 0786406941 (sewn softcover : alk. paper)Subject(s): AIDS (Disease) in infants -- Etiology | Breastfeeding -- Health aspects | AIDS (Disease) in women | AIDS (Disease) -- Transmission | AIDS (Disease) in women -- Political aspectsDDC classification: 618.82/9792071 LOC classification: RJ387.A25W43Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: HIV transmission rates among breast versus bottle-fed babies -- Fourteen years of research showing that breastmilk transmits HIV -- Other issues in mother-to-child HIV transmission -- Won't more babies die without breastfeeding? -- Don't want mothers to suckle so they don't get pregnant again? -- The Political momentum following the international code and the nestle boycott -- For breastfeeding, too, the band played on -- The Fears driving women's infant feeding decision -- Infant feeding alternatives for HIV-infected women -- Issues and recommendations for policy makers.
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