Department of Pediatrics

Moms with HIV can breastfeed if taking treatment and virus is undetectable, pediatricians’ group says

Written by CNN | May 20, 2024

“What’s new is that the AAP for the first time is explicitly saying that pregnant people with HIV who are on treatment and undetectable can be supported to breastfeed,” said Dr. Lisa Abuogi [associate professor, Section of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology], lead author of the report and a pediatrician in Colorado who works with people with HIV during their pregnancies.