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Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 6:45
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Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] ER
I had heard/read this before... identical to what was argued on ER...
that a rule of thumb is for HIV positive women with a reliable clean water
source (developed countries), formula feeding is the "safest" option & for
HIV positive women without a reliable clean water source (developing
countries), breast feeding is the "safest" option as the risk of contaminated
formula (via contaminated water) to the babe is far greater than the risk or
contracting HIV via breast milk.
But I can't remember where I heard/read it before & it's driving me
crazy! Does anyone have any references?
Cheers, Jen
P.S. Still LOVE that Rachel had a vaginal breech on Friends
:o)
Kirsten Blacker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
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
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