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HIV and Infant Feeding in the United States - Published Research

Recommendations around HIV and infant feeding in high resource settings are rapidly evolving. The articles below focus on guidance and best practices in this developing area of clinical care. Subscriptions may be required to access some articles. Development and... - Read More
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Online Infant Feeding Resources

Online educational and training resources for information about infant feeding and breast/chestfeeding include the following: The Well Project National Perinatal HIV Hotline  
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HIV & Infant Feeding Webinar Series

In April 2023, the Illinois Perinatal HIV Hotline and the Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center (MATEC) presented a 2-part series on HIV and Infant Feeding. The series highlighted the new guidelines around infant feeding for people with HIV, explored motivations for... - Read More
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Infant Feeding Agreement

The Infant Feeding Agreement features a checklist of important actions for safe breast/chestfeeding. This document can be used by clinicians during counseling about infant feeding choices for those who choose to breast/chestfeed.
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Perinatal Guidelines - Infant Feeding Guidance

The federally approved Perinatal Guidelines offer recommendations about infant feeding for people with HIV including breast/chestfeeding. The guidelines stress that patient-centered counseling should assess an individual’s opinions and plans about infant feeding, engage... - Read More

Hotline Best Practices: Labor & Delivery Care for Pregnant People with HIV and Care of Infants with Perinatal Exposure to HIV

The 24/7 Illinois Perinatal HIV Hotline's best practices for labor & delivery and postpartum care for people living with HIV (including those with a preliminarily positive rapid HIV test) and newborns with HIV exposure were adapted from the U.S. Department of Health... - Read More

Antenatal Care for People Living with HIV (video)

Dr. Lynn Yee, co-medical director of the 24/7 Illinois Perinatal HIV Hotline, discusses antenatal care for pregnant people living with HIV. Topics include risk factors for perinatal transmission, preferred antiretroviral regimens in pregnancy, viral suppression,... - Read More

Intrapartum Care for People Living with HIV (video)

Dr. Lynn Yee, co-medical director of the 24/7 Illinois Perinatal HIV Hotline, discusses intrapartum care for people living with HIV including rapid HIV testing at labor and delivery, route of delivery, and labor considerations. This video may be useful for training and... - Read More

Postpartum Care for People Living with HIV (video)

Dr. Emily Miller, co-medical director of the 24/7 Illinois Perinatal HIV Hotline, discusses postpartum care for people living with HIV including immediate infant care, infant feeding, and postpartum maternal care. This video may be useful for training and educational... - Read More

Safer Conception for People Living with HIV (video)

Dr. Emily Miller, co-medical director of the 24/7 Illinois Perinatal HIV Hotline, discusses safer conception for people living with HIV. Topics include family building in sero-different couples, treatment as prevention, periconceptional PrEP, sperm washing and assisted... - Read More

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