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US pediatricians reverse decades-old advice against HIV-positive mothers breastfeeding

May. 20, 2024 18:02 PM EDT

People with HIV can breastfeed their babies, as long as they are taking medications that effectively suppress the virus that causes AIDS, a top U.S. pediatricians’ group said Monday in a sharp policy change. The new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics reverses...