Viana RS, Vasconcelos AL, Aquino KK, Okamura M, Caldas AD, Recine E, Ayoub IN; International Conference on AIDS (15th : 2004 : Bangkok, Thailand).
Int Conf AIDS. 2004 Jul 11-16; 15: abstract no. B11040.
CGPAN, Ministry of Health, Brazil, Brasilia, Brazil
Issues: In Brazil, the PMTCT of HIV program has as a goal the reduction of the transmission risks in uterus/into delivery and to eliminate the transmission risk of breastfeeding. A Practical Guide was developed to help HIV+ mothers and/or caregivers, guiding them to prepare the milk properly, according to baby's age; introduce other foods and incorporate good hygienic habit to avoid infant morbidity/mortality. Description: The prevalence of HIV among the parturients is 0.6% wich means, about 17,000 exposed babies per year. The Ministry of Health (MoH) provides free of charge ARV therapy, cesarian section and infantile formula for the first six month of the child life. The Practical Guide was based on the guidelines of The Child and Adolescent Statute and The National Politics of Food and Nutrition, which consider the nourishment as a human right. The Guide helps the HIV+ families in the choice and preparation of food based on healthy alimentary choices and hygienic cares specially if using bottle for feeding. Lessons Learned: The Guide is an important educational instrument. It collaborates with the establishment and strengthen the HIV+ mother with her baby and also promotes not only the prevention of HIV transmission but also malnutrition and diarrhea. Recommendations: The right to the life is the first of all natural rights of human beings. In this perspective, the person that demands care should be a priority and, therefore, the option for breastfeeding or not breastfeeding, just one of the elements of care, whose the main objective is to prevent diseases and/or the child premature death. To bring this right for all Brazilian children, the MoH, at the same time that includes in its policy rules to promote, protect and support the breastfeeding, contemplates the contraindication whenever that practice jeopardizes the child's health and life. The World needs to mobilize to adopt such measure in favor of HIV exposed children.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Adolescent
- Brazil
- Breast Feeding
- Child
- Female
- HIV Infections
- HIV Seropositivity
- Health
- Health Planning Guidelines
- Health Promotion
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant Food
- Infant Nutrition Physiology
- Milk, Human
- Mothers
- Prevalence
Other ID:
UI: 102276590
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