If you have had access to different global World Health Organization (WHO) HIV and
infant feeding recommendations over the years, do you find them confusing?
Not exact matches
Even the American Academy of Pediatrics has never taken a real stand and made any kind of
recommendation about formula
feeding, except to say that breastfeeding is preferred
over formula and that you shouldn't use a low - iron
infant formula.
As a consequence, today's HIV - positive mothers are enabled to avoid both the stigma and the risks of formula -
feeding because current HIV and
infant feeding guidance is once again more closely aligned to WHO
recommendations for their uninfected counterparts, in place
over the last decade: exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months and continued breastfeeding with the introduction of age - appropriate complementary
feeding for up to 2 years or beyond.
On August 15, 2017 the Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition joined
over 40 organizations in requesting a meeting with the co-founders of the
Fed is Best (FIB) Foundation to discuss their position on current
infant feeding recommendations and associated health care practices.