Mother-child HIV transmission

Hello Jayanti,

Thank you for your contribution so far; you've chosen a very interesting topic. I really look forward to reading your section on mother-child HIV transmission. You've mentioned already that the most common circumstance for such transmission is through breastfeeding, and that many HIV-positive children are located in Sub-Saharan Africa. It would be interesting if you could talk about the implications of transmission through breastfeeding, as I assume that the reason for the high rates of HIV-positive child in Sub-Saharan Africa is due to a lack of breastfeeding alternatives like formula. Unfortunately the HIV crisis will continue to persist there until alternatives like formula are made available for HIV-positive mothers. I think this brings about a very intersectional lens to the discussion as it concerns race, HIV-positive status, low income and unmet basic needs. Thanks for choosing this topic as it is clearly an issue of global feminism, and goes beyond the issues that "white feminism" is often concerned with.

Hi Shannon, thank you for your comment and I will continue to improve my wiki before the final due date!