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Breast Feeding
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Definition of 'Breast Feeding'The nursing of an infant at the mother's breast. Common names: Breast Feeding; Feeding, Breast; Breastfeeding; Breast Feeding, Exclusive; Exclusive Breast Feeding; Breastfeeding, Exclusive; Exclusive Breastfeeding |
Monday, November 23, 2009
13 Nov 2009 
Given the central role that interleukin 15 (IL-15) plays in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) immunity, we hypothesized that IL-15 in breast milk may protect against postnatal HIV transmission. In a nested case-control study, we compared breast ... Read more...
13 Nov 2009 BACKGROUND: The association between postnatal human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) transmission and maternal highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) after infant extended antiretroviral prophylaxis was assessed. METHODS: A follow-up ... Read more...
30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: The main aim of this study was to reduce breast-milk transmission of HIV-1 by treating HIV-1-infected women with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) during breastfeeding. METHODS: Mitra Plus was an open-label, nonrandomized, ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Breast Feeding'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- High concentrations of interleukin 15 in breast milk are associated with protection against postnatal HIV transmission. 13 Nov 2009
- Postnatal HIV-1 transmission after cessation of infant extended antiretroviral prophylaxis and effect of maternal highly active antiretroviral therapy. 13 Nov 2009
- Strategic approaches to decrease breast milk transmission of HIV-1: the importance of small things.
13 Nov 2009 - Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 through breastfeeding by treating mothers with triple antiretroviral therapy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: the Mitra Plus study. 30 Oct 2009
- Prevention of breast milk transmission of HIV: the time is now. 30 Oct 2009
- Bipolar II postpartum depression: Detection, diagnosis, and treatment. 30 Oct 2009
- Oral rotavirus vaccines: how well will they work where they are needed most? 30 Oct 2009
- [Severe vitamin B12 deficiency in infants breastfed by vegans] 17 Oct 2009
- Clean water helps but is not enough: challenges for safe replacement feeding of infants exposed to HIV. 13 Oct 2009
- Effect of a point-of-use water treatment and safe water storage intervention on diarrhea in infants of HIV-infected mothers. 13 Oct 2009
- Management of injecting drug users admitted to hospital. 8 Oct 2009
- EllaOne: a second-generation emergency contraceptive? 29 Sep 2009
- Keep your eyes on the prize. 29 Sep 2009
- Bed-sharing at 3 months and breast-feeding at 1 year in southern Brazil. 29 Sep 2009
- Closing the quality gap: promoting evidence-based breastfeeding care in the hospital. 12 Sep 2009
- Psychotropic drug use during breastfeeding: a review of the evidence. 5 Sep 2009
- Formula feeding skews immune cell composition toward adaptive immunity compared to breastfeeding. 2 Sep 2009
- Breastfeeding mothers and violence: what nurses need to know. 30 Aug 2009
- Congenital B12 deficiency following maternal gastric bypass. 30 Aug 2009
- Epidemiologic characteristics of 500 patients with inflammatory bowel disease in Iran studied from 2004 through 2007. 30 Aug 2009
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Technical information about 'Breast Feeding'
Definition: The nursing of an infant at the mother's breast.
Descriptor UI: D001942
Alternative terms: Breast Feeding; Feeding, Breast; Breastfeeding; Breast Feeding, Exclusive; Exclusive Breast Feeding; Breastfeeding, Exclusive; Exclusive Breastfeeding;
Related Mesh Headings: Bottle Feeding;
Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; ethnology; epidemiology; psychology; statistics & numerical data;
Tree Number: G07.610.220.500.500; G07.610.593.185; G07.700.620.185;
Technical Notes: human only; /adv eff: refers to eff on infant or mother