@inproceedings{9e5c3010a66d4d249ff392c1ff2fe173,
title = "Breast-feeding Practices in Relation to HIV in India",
abstract = "The benefits of breast-feeding on infant and child health are both well established and substantial. Breast-feeding provides complete nutrition for the newborn for at least 6 months and can provide a significant proportion of nutritional needs up to 1 year of life.1 Breast-feeding also confers significant protection against infectious morbidity and mortality from gastrointestinal infections2,3 lower respiratory infections 4, and otitis media5 due to the presence of numerous immunological factors in breast-milk.6 Breast-feeding is especially important in developing countries where use of replacement foods is not advisable due to poor sanitation, unsuitable preparation and prohibitive costs.",
author = "Shankar, {A. V.}",
year = "2009",
doi = "10.1007/978-1-4020-8749-3_21",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9781402087486",
series = "Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology",
pages = "299--311",
booktitle = "Breast-Feeding",
}