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Obstetrical Prevention
care
VCT
Government
Maternal & child
Organizations
health services
Community
Private sector
Treatment
Counseling
Infant feeding
PMTCT Entry Points for Infant
Feeding
Pregnancy Post-natal period
•Counsel on and support
•Counsel on infant
infant feeding options.
feeding options and
self-care including •Prevent and treat
nutrition and
breastfeeding problems.
preparing for the
future. •Treat infant thrush and oral
lesions.
•Counsel on complementary
feeding and breastfeeding
cessation.
•Counsel on preventing
reinfection
Infant Feeding Counseling
HIV negative Unknown status HIV positive
Exclusive
Exclusive Exclusive
breastfeeding or
breastfeeding breastfeeding Exclusive
replacement feeding
Early cessation
Treatment of
Breastfeeding Problems
Complementary Complementary Complementary
Feeding Feeding Feeding
UNAIDS/WHO/UNICEF
WHO Recommendations on Infant
Feeding for HIV-Positive Women
• HIV-negative or of unknown HIV status
Exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months and
continued breastfeeding for 2 years or beyond
• HIV-positive women
Most appropriate infant feeding option for HIV
exposed infant depends on individual
circumstances, including consideration of health
services, counseling and support
Determination of AFASS
NO YES YES
Replacement Feeding
Not AFASS
Counsel on exclusive
breastfeeding options
Replacement Feeding
AFASS
Counsel on exclusive
Replacement feeding options
Commercial Home-modified
infant formula animal milk
(by cup) (by cup)