Why hiv-positive mothers should not breastfeed their babies while drinking milk outside

Many studies have shown that without preventive measures, the rate of HIV infection from mother to child during breastfeeding can account for up to 30%. If you do not have the conditions to breastfeed instead, it is imperative to breastfeed your baby completely, but absolutely do not breastfeed and drink outside milk, because this carries a high risk of HIV infection with the child.

1. Learn about HIV/AIDS

HIV is medically a virus capable of causing human immunode decline syndrome, which can cause serious damage to the body's immune system and lose its ability to fight dangerous diseases that cause death.

People with terminal HIV infections, also known as AIDS, are more susceptible to chance infections, cancers, or diseases related to the immune system. Usually the transition from HIV to AIDS will take about 5 years.

Until now, HIV was considered a century-old disease with no cure. Therefore, in order to prevent HIV infection, it is necessary to have knowledge and understanding of the disease.

2. Are breastfeeding HIV-infected mothers contagious?

Breastfeeding HIV-infected mothers are one of the routes that transmit germs from mother to child. Scientific research has showed that mothers who are infected with HIV without backup treatment will be able to spread the disease to their children in stages such as: transmission from the time they are in the fetus (accounting for about 5-10%), during labor (accounting for about 10-15% ) and in the lactation period (about 30%). In particular, if the mother is infected with HIV breastfeeding completely, in 6 months the rate of hiv-infected babies is 20-35%, in 24 months it is about 45%.

Why hiv-positive mothers should not breastfeed their babies while drinking milk outside

Are breastfeeding HIV-infected mothers contagious?

The cause of mother-to-child TRANSMISSION during breastfeeding has been determined to contain the HIV virus in hiv-infected breast milk. Therefore, the longer the time the baby is breastfed, the higher the risk of infection. Not to mention, during breastfeeding if the child has inflammation of the oral cavity or the head of the mother's breast is cracked, bleeding, the likelihood of HIV infection from mother to child will be very high.

3. Why shouldn't mothers with HIV breastfeed while eating milk outside?

Although breast milk has always been recommended to be the best food source for the health and development of babies, helping babies to have resistance to many diseases, however, for babies born to mothers born with HIV, to ensure safety, health organizations still recommend breastfeeding completely instead.

The reason it is not recommended to give babies born to a mother infected with HIV while breastfeeding, while eating milk outside is because in doing so the immature digestive and immune systems of babies will be more susceptible to disorders and increase the rate of HIV infection from mother to child. Compared to such mixed eating, breastfeeding with HIV in the first months of life is even lower.

Therefore, if the family situation is not too difficult, to ensure the safest, mothers should choose to breastfeed completely. Currently, along with the development of science, there are many infant formulas that are considered to be almost identical to breast milk (both in taste and quality) so it will help provide nutrients to the baby completely.

4. How to prevent HIV infection during breastfeeding?

If for some reason hiv-positive mothers are forced to breastfeed, the following conditions should be ensured:

  • It is necessary to clean the head of the breast thoroughly before breastfeeding the baby;
  • Proper feeding is required to avoid cracking, inflammation of the mother's mastitis;
  • In case the child has an inflammation of the oral cavity or the mother has dermatitis, it is best to treat the baby completely before breastfeeding directly;

Why hiv-positive mothers should not breastfeed their babies while drinking milk outside

Proper breastfeeding is required to avoid cracking, inflammation of the mother's head and breasts
  • Milking tools need to be thoroughly sterilized, absolute hygiene;
  • Breastfeeding should be stopped as soon as possible, at the latest when the child has entered the mileage stage;
  • When babies stop breastfeeding, they must use alternative foods such as powdered milk, flour, porridge … ensure nutrition.

On the other hand, babies born to hiv-infected mothers should be monitored and tested periodically to identify HIV infection early and prevent chance infections. If the test result in a child is HIV positive, an immediate treatment regimen is required. In case the test result is negative, the child still needs to be tested after the end of the lactation period to check if the child is transmitted from the mother to the mother during breastfeeding.

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SEE MORE:

  • Caring for and nurturing babies with HIV-infected mothers
  • 3 possible times of mother-to-child transmission of HIV
  • Why do all pregnant women need to be tested for HIV?

About: John Smith

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