BACKGROUND As part of efforts to improve the prevention of mother-to-child transmission in Northern Uganda, we explored reasons for poor viral suppression among 122 pregnant and lactating women who were in care, received viral load tests, but had not achieved viral suppression and had more than 1000 copies/mL. Understanding the patient factors associated with low viral suppression was of intere...

Introduction Although Uganda has embraced the strategy of EMTCT by 2015, the strategy focuses mainly on HCT for first ANC visit with less attention on mothers who never attend ANC, deliver in the community and are lactating with unknown status which creates a missed opportunity. The supporting public sector work places Expand Action and Responses to HIV (SPEAR) Project with funding from USAID, ...

The use of medications in lactating women presents a challenging clinical dilemma to clinicians who are faced with trying to effectively maintain maternal well-being while promoting breastfeeding. The maternal and infant health benefits of breastfeeding are well established although the presence of medication in mother's milk raises questions about safety for the child. In many cases, mothers m...

Introduction and aim: The Government of India has endorsed COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant lactating mothers. However, the vaccine acceptance rate among this target group is not satisfactory. study aimed to assess awareness level, rate, hesitancy mothers attending government health care centers identify psycho-social factors associated with hesitancy. Materials methods: A facility-based cross...

ABSTRACT Covid-19 still a health problem in the world. One of efforts made by government was vaccination for society, including pregnant women and nursing mothers. However, practice there are many mothers who do not follow government's recommendation to vaccinate against Covid-19.This study identify analyze perceptions using Health Belief Model approach (seriousness, vulnerability, benefits, ob...

COVID-19 vaccines’ safety has been extensively studied; however, further analysis is required in pregnant women, nursing mothers, and breastfed infants. Our aim was to compare the extension severity of self-reported vaccine side effects breastfeeding In this cross-sectional study, COVID-19-vaccinated subjects were enrolled using an online survey Mexico. Women classified by pregnancy status at t...

Several studies have shown that FGS is a common manifestation in S. haematobium infection, with prevalence rate ranging from 30% to 75% in some communities [2,3]. Other studies have indicated that schistosome ova deposition may be the cause of genital papillomatous tumours, leukoplakia, polyps, and ulcers similar to sexually transmitted diseases (STD) [4,5]. Pregnant or lactating women infected...

Varying titres of secretory IgA antibodies to poliovirus type 1 were found previously in the milk of unvaccinated, lactating Pakistani mothers during two different years, reflecting the antigenic exposure on mucosal membranes. To study further the changes in the extent and the form of antigenic exposure reflected in the human milk, human milk samples from Pakistani, Indian, Japanese, and Swedis...

BACKGROUND Zika virus (ZIKV) infection is an emerging mosquito-borne disease, which is associated with an increase in central nervous system malformations and newborn microcephaly cases. This review investigated evidence of breastfeeding transmission from ZIKV-infected mothers to their children and the presence of ZIKV infection in breastfeeding-related fluids. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS ...

This is an exploratory study that explores the experiences of lactating women in initiating, continuing, or discontinuing breastfeeding in an urban area of Karachi, Pakistan. Objectives. To explore the experiences of lactating women and to understand their support and hindering mechanisms in initiating and maintaining breastfeeding. Methods. This is an exploratory design assisting in exploring ...