ReviewTherapeutic advances in infectious disease
When law and science part ways: the criminalization of breastfeeding by women living with HIV.
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- Unlearning prohibition: the de-implementation of HIV breastfeeding restrictions in the United States.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2026Article
- Navigating guidelines and realities: informed free choice in infant feeding for people living with HIV.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2026Article
- Infant feeding decisions among people living with human immunodeficiency virus in the United States: a pilot study.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2026Article
- Recruitment Strategies to Prevent Fraudulent Virtual Enrollment While Respecting Privacy in Vulnerable Populations.Qualitative health research · 2025Article
- "Breastfeeding is difficult": a qualitative exploration of exclusive breastfeeding among HIV-positive mothers in Eldoret, Kenya.International breastfeeding journal · 2025Article
- Hearing the Silence and Silenced: Co-Producing Research on Infant-Feeding Experiences and Practices With Black Women With HIV.Sociology of health & illness · 2025Article
- "We decided together": a qualitative study about women with HIV navigating infant-feeding decisions with the father of their children.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- 2023 updated guidelines on infant feeding and HIV in the United States: what are they and why have recommendations changed.Topics in antiviral medicine · 2023Article
- Decriminalisation and the end of AIDS: keep the promise, follow the science, and fulfill human rights.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2023Review
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Abstract
Stigma and discrimination are a constant reality for the 37.7 million people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) around the globe. Fear over vertical transmission has fuelled HIV criminalization: laws that target people living with HIV for acts deemed to be a transmission risk. Research has now shown that many of these behaviours, including breastfeeding, pose an extremely low risk of transmission when people have proper medical care, access to treatment and open relationships with medical professionals. Yet, we are witnessing a wave of criminal cases against women living with HIV for breastfeeding, an act which is actively promoted worldwide as the best infant feeding strategy. In this review, we will place the criminalization of breastfeeding within the context of current medical recommendations and cultural views of breastfeeding. We will highlight the criminal cases against women living with HIV for breastfeeding around the globe and the criteria for justifiable criminalization. Finally, we will provide recommendations for moving towards decriminalization, removing this barrier to HIV prevention, treatment and care.
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