title: HIV & breastfeeding: a model for sensitive midwifery.
abstract: The following article forms part of an overall submission which assisted the author in winning the 1996 Victorian Irving Buzzard Prize. It explores important present day issues of HIV and Breastfeeding and provides an overview of a developed Model designed to help the Midwife sensitively and informatively assist the HIV positive mother in all facets of her decision making regarding infant feeding, and many other associated issues.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Comerford
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D009721:Nurse Midwives / Q000458:organization & administration*