Yes, it happens. No one knows what the transmission rate is though. There are several published case histories from Russia...they are somewhere in my library but I can't find them right now.
Karleen Gribble
Australia
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Subject: HIV transmission from BABY to MOM
Does anyone have any references regarding HIV transmission from baby to mom through breastfeeding? I have been asked by a friend who works for Project Hopeful in international adoptions of children with HIV/AIDs. Many of the adoptive mothers have asked about the possibility of HIV transmission from baby to mom through breastfeeding.
Thank you,
Mary
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