Each year, an estimated 590,000 infants acquire human immunodeficiency virus type 1
(HIV) infection from their mothers, mostly in developing countries that are unable to …

Objective: To review the literature on breastfeeding initiation and duration and to delineate
effective strategies for promoting positive breastfeeding behaviors. Data Sources …

Written and edited by leading physicians, Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession,
9th Edition, offers comprehensive, dependable information and guidance in this multifaceted …

Disease-related malnutrition is a global public health problem. The consequences of
disease-related malnutrition are numerous, and include shorter survival rates, lower …

Background: It is widely accepted and acknowledged that data harmonization is crucial: in
its absence, the co-analysis of major tranches of high quality extant data is liable to …

Summary Background The AIDS Clinical Trials Group protocol 076 zidovudine prophylaxis
regimen for HIV-1-infected pregnant women and their babies has been associated with a …

Background Many developing countries have not implemented the AIDS Clinical Trials
Group 076 zidovudine regimen for prevention of perinatal HIV-1 transmission because of its …

Background The observation that mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 can occur through
breastfeeding has resulted in policies that recommend avoidance of breastfeeding by HIV-1 …

Background In 1999, we reported safety and efficacy data for short-course nevirapine from a
Ugandan perinatal HIV-1 prevention trial when 496 babies were followed up to age 14–16 …

Summary Background In Africa, the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 infection is
high. Short-course perinatal oral zidovudine might decrease the rate of transmission. We …