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Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 5:57
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Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] ER
She also added that the risk of transference of
HIV in breast milk was about 3% as opposed to 50% dying from contaminated
water
Good to see
Sue (also an avid ER watcher!)
PS does anyone else remember the dreadful
disastrous birth episode from waaay back when Carter was a mere student under
the mentorship of Dr Greene? :- )
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 8:44
AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] ER
in brief...
Carter (on of the main characters, a doctor) is
working with MSF in the Congo. One of his patients has HIV and is in end
stage AIDS. The patient's wife (8mo pregnant) and kids all test positive and
Carter is trying to get the mum on HIV meds (which of course he flies in
directly from the US, but that's another story) to try and prevent the next
baby from being HIV positive. He tells her she can't breastfeed because of
the transmission, and that formula is "just fine" and they can supply the
powder to her. One of the other MSF workers pulls him aside and says, "you
can't ask her to formula feed, where she is going back to there is no clean
water, and 50% of these babies die from gastro in the first six months".
Admittedly it ignores the recent research on
the saftely of exclusive BF for HIV mums in the first six months with abrups
weaning (no I don't have the reference on me) but at least it made the point
about the danger of formula promotion in third world countries.
One in the eye for Nestle I say ;)
Kirsten
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 8:22
AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] ER
No,
Tell us
Barb
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Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 9:38
AM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] ER
Did anyone else catch Thursday's episode of
ER? Interesting commentary on the use of formula in 3rd world countries,
in HIV mums
Kirsten
