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US pediatricians group reverses decades-old ban on breastfeeding for those with HIV
By Associated Press
May 20, 2024 1:00 pm

PEOPLE with HIV can breastfeed their babies, as long as they are taking medications that effectively suppress the virus that causes AIDS, a top US pediatricians' group said Monday in a sharp policy change.

The new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics reverses recommendations it had in place since the start of the HIV epidemic in the 1980s.

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