Breastfeeding in Women Living With HIV in the ART Era: Toward Risk-Adapted Clinical Care

Akel Azzi, Nassar El Assaad, Francois Haddad, Joe Lebbos, Jacques Choucair, Department of Infectious Diseases, Hôtel Dieu de France, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Faculty of Medicine, Saint-Joseph University

Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC)

Published online on July 21, 2026

Abstract

Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC), Volume 25, January-December 2026.
IntroductionBreastfeeding in women living with HIV remains controversial despite effective antiretroviral therapy (ART), as a small residual transmission risk persists even with viral suppression, leading to divergent global recommendations.MethodsWe ...