The American Academy of Pediatrics has announced a policy shift, saying that those with HIV who are effectively managing the ...

This 2021 photo provided by Ci Ci Covin shows her nursing her newborn, Zuri, in Philadelphia. When Covin, diagnosed with HIV ...

By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer People with HIV can breastfeed their babies, as long as they are taking medications that ...

Women 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 May 20 ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics changes its policy citing drugs used to treat HIV can reduce the risk of passing the virus to infants to less than 1%. About 5,000 people who have HIV give birth in ...

Breastfeeding provides ideal nutrition for babies and protects them against illnesses and conditions such as obesity and Type 2 diabetes, research shows. Nursing also reduces the mother’s risk of ...

The AAP says it is following the lead of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which starting in 1985 had ...

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(AP) - 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 ...

Each time LaTonya looks at framed photos of herself breastfeeding her baby son for the first time, she swells with emotion.