By Will Boggs, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Oct 11 –
Among women who are immunologically or nutritionally compromised, multivitamin supplementation–excluding vitamin A–reduces the risk of HIV transmission through breastfeeding, according to a report in the September 27th issue of AIDS.
HIV-1 transmission through breastfeeding has been associated with poor maternal micronutrient status, the authors explain, but an earlier study showed that multivitamin supplementation had no statistically significant effect on HIV transmission through the intrauterine or intrapartum routes or through breastfeeding up to 6 weeks postpartum.
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