Feasibility of using flash-heated breastmilk as an infant feeding option for HIV-exposed, uninfected infants after 6 months of age in urban Tanzania.
Feasibility of using flash-heated breastmilk as an infant feeding option for HIV-exposed, uninfected infants after 6 months of age in urban Tanzania.
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在坦桑尼亚城市,使用快速加热母乳作为 6 个月大后暴露于 HIV 的未感染婴儿的婴儿喂养选择的可行性。
DOI:
10.1097/qai.0b013e31824fc06e
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2012
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Koniz-Booher,Peggy
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Chantry,CarolineJ;Young,SeraL;Rennie,Waverly;Ngonyani,Monica;Mashio,Clara;Israel-Ballard,Kiersten;Peerson,Janet;Nyambo,Margaret;Matee,Mecky;Ash,Deborah;Dewey,Kathryn;Koniz-Booher,Peggy
Objective:Heat-treating expressed breastmilk is recommended as an interim feeding strategy for HIV-exposed infants in resource-poor countries, but data on its feasibility are minimal. Flash-heating (FH) is a simple in-home technique for heating breastmilk that inactivates HIV although preserving its nutritional and anti-infective properties. Our primary objective was to determine, among HIV-infected mothers, the feasibility and protocol adherence of FH expressed breastmilk after 6 months of exclusive breastfeeding.Design:Prospective longitudinal.Participants:One hundred one HIV-infected breastfeeding mothersSetting:Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaIntervention:Peer counselors provided in-home counseling and support on infant feeding from 2 to 9 months postpartum. Mothers were encouraged to exclusively breastfeed for 6 months followed by FH expressed breastmilk if her infant was HIV negative. Clinic-based staff measured infant growth and morbidity monthly, and mothers kept daily logs of infant morbidity. FH behavior was tracked until 9 months postpartum using daily logs, in-home observations, and clinic-based and home-based surveys. Bacterial cultures of unheated and heated milk samples were performed.Results:Thirty-seven of 72 eligible mothers (51.4%) chose to flash-heat. Median (range) frequency of milk expression was 3 (1–6) times daily and duration of method use on-study was 9.7 (0.1–15.6) weeks. Mean (SD) daily milk volume was 322 (201) mL (range 25–1120). No heated and 32 (30.5%) unheated samples contained bacterial pathogens.Conclusions:FH is a simple technology that many HIV-positive women can successfully use after exclusive breastfeeding to continue to provide the benefits of breastmilk while avoiding maternal-to-child transmission associated with nonexclusive breastfeeding. Based on these feasibility data, a clinical trial of the effects of FH breastmilk on infant health outcomes is warranted.