Aren't there procedures that this mom could use to treat her milk -- either
heat or freezing -- that would destroy any potential viruses in the milk
until her 3 month HIV test comes back? I know that people have talked about
pasteurizing breast milk of HIV+ mothers and then giving it to the babies,
why not this mom? My understanding is that HIV is a very fragile virus that
doesn't survive high temps.
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