Re: [pronut-hiv] Care of HIV positive breatfeeding women (5)

["George M. Carter" <fiar@verizon.net>]

At 08:23 AM 5/24/2006, you wrote:

[>Did you also know that Lactating mothers are deficient in Vitamin A. A 
>study carried out in Kenya By UNICEF Presented by DR. Linda Ethangata, 
>indicated that 30% of the women were deficient. IN the Ministry of health 
>there is policy that all Lactating mothers should receive Vitamin A. 
>supplementation after 4 weeks of breastfeeding/giving birth.
>Just wanted to let you know where vitamin A is free. It is important to 
>give supplementation. If the Regular lactating mother is Vitamin A 
>deficient, how about this lactating HIV mother.]


Even better than a vitamin A-only supplement would be a 
multivitamin/mineral that has a good amount of beta carotene and vitamin A 
(and other carotenoids if possible). Are these available free? If not, how 
can such programs be instituted?

George M. Carter