The choice was
between exclusive formula feeding or exclusive breastfeeding.It has been shown that antiretroviral (ARV) drugs given to the mother and the baby can reduce transmission to a very low rate even if the baby is breastfed.
Not exact matches
(It's the same as researchers» insistence, nowadays, on a clear definition of «
exclusive breastfeeding»; it's only since the importance of this has been appreciated that the real differences
between breastfeeding and
formula feeding have begun to emerge.)
What is interesting in these data is that there were clear differences
between exclusive breastfeeding and mixed - and
formula -
feeding mothers, but there was no significant difference
between mixed - and
formula -
feeding on any of the variables we looked at.
Although a few previous studies have found associations
between infant
feeding and intestinal microbiome composition,9 - 12, 14 to our knowledge, none has examined the relative contribution of combination
feeding (breast milk and
formula) alongside
exclusive formula or breastfeeding to overall microbial community composition.