Hi,
My name is Iwona. I am a student within the nursing program at Community 
College in Indiana. Below I am including a summary of the research that led to 
my question.

Breast-feeding by HIV positive mothers is contraindicated in U.S. Statistics 
show that the risk of passing the virus through the breast feeding is 14 % 
unless it is stopped after first six months.  The risk then is as little as 5 %.

HIV positive mothers who decide to breast feed are faced with a choice of 
either going underground (to flee the country) or risking a possibility to have 
their children removed by authorities. During my research I learned about two 
methods to inactivate HIV virus in mother’s milk, the Pretoria pasteurization 
and Flash-heating. 

The Pretoria pasteurization is achieved by boiling the pot of water, removing it 
from the heat and placing the jar filled with milk in the pot for 20 minutes. The 
Flash-heating method involves placing the covered container in a pot of 
water, heating it until water bubbles, and then removing the jar and letting it 
cool down. 

Both of these methods allow preserving much of the quality of the breast milk 
while inactivate HIV viruses.

References
 
Gerhard, Susan, Mothering, (2001) Is Breast Still Best?  07333013, Database: 
Health Source - Consumer Edition http://cc.ivytech.edu
Roleff T. (2003) AZT Reduces the Risk of Transmitting HIV from Mother to 
Child Opposing Viewpoints: AIDS. Thompson Gale Ivy Tech Indianapolis
http://www.avert.org/hiv-breastfeeding.htm
http://www.thebody.com/content/art13590.html 


Thanks
Iwona

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