Reading List

Women living with HIV in high-income settings and breastfeeding (2020)

A thorough review of policy guidance, science and practice in high income settings from Denmark.  It concludes that "suppressive maternal ART significantly reduces, but does not eliminate, the risk of postnatal transmission of HIV through breastfeeding. However, it is important to recognize and acknowledge that some women living with HIV may wish to breastfeed their infant, in which both the healthcare providers and the women need evidence-based information about the risks and benefits to enable an informed decision."

“Criminalization Creep”: A brief discussion of the criminalization of HIV/AIDS nondisclosure in Canada

Provides an overview and analysis of criminal cases of HIV exposure and transmission to 2010, and proposes policy options for addressing the problems posed by the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure.