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Best Way To Keep Maternal Hiv From Harming A Fetus

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What is the mode of maternal transmission to her fetus?

What is the mode of maternal transmission of HIV to her infant? Does HIV cross the placental barrier or does transmission occur during the trauma of the birth process? If it occurs from birth trauma, would C-section be of benefit in reducing...
Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program
Hi. Thank you for your question.An infected mother can transmit the virus to her baby one of three ways. First is during pregnancy itself, since the virus can pass through theplacenta, and go directly into the fetus. Second, transmission could... Read more »

he's on sustiva can it harm a fetus?

My husband and i both are hiv+ i am taking crixivan, zerit & epivir. He's on sustiva and... Read more »

Maternal hiv antibodies in the baby

Can maternal HIV antibodies protect her baby? If not why not?... Read more »
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Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

PEPFAR Recommends Integrating TB Screening Into Maternal, Child HIV Programs

PEPFAR "is recommending improvements to efforts to detect [tuberculosis (TB)] in settings offering health services to pregnant women, women with HIV, newborns, and children," the Center for Global Health Policy's "Science Speaks " blog reports. The... Read more »
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

AIDS Intervention Programs Reduce Mother-to-Fetus Transmission in China

China's efforts to reduce mother-to-baby HIV transmission are paying off, according to Fu Wei, a senior official with the Ministry of Health. China's pilot program providing free HIV testing and counseling for pregnant women launched in 2003 in... Read more »
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Strategies to Improve Maternal Health and Fight HIV/AIDS Are Not in Opposition

"We believe that, maternal and child health (MCH) need not to be framed in opposition to PEPFAR," write the authors of an AIDS opinion piece . "The architects of the Obama administration's Global Health Initiative recommend funding the Mother... Read more »
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

IRIN/PlusNews Examines Efforts to Integrate HIV/AIDS Treatment and Maternal, Child Health Care

IRIN/PlusNews examines Kenya's efforts to integrate maternal and child health care and HIV/AIDS services as a way to ensure more pregnant women and mothers living with HIV/AIDS receive the treatment they need. The article describes the success of... Read more »
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NYC Harm Reduction

Posted by Robert1
New York Harm Reduction Educators, Inc (NYHRE) is New Yorks largest harm reduction/ syringe exchange program. Its mission is HIV prevention and comprehensive services for those at risk for, or infected with HIV. Legally constituted in 1992, we serve... Read more »

Harm Reduction in New York City

Posted by SLippek
Job Posting
Syringe Exchange Program Prevention Case Manager
Posted 09/12/2005
Location: New York City

ACQC is seeking a Prevention Case Manager to work with active injection drug users in our expanding, innovative Syringe Exchange Program. This is an... Read more »

Efavirenz: ways to fight its sleep-reduction.

Posted by BrokenWingedBird, 2 Replies
If Efavirenz (and Efavirenz along)is really wrecking your sleep quality, then the only solution is to stop taking Efavirenz (and substitute it with another drug).

However, there are ways to ensure your sleep is as good as possible.

Important discovery: Read more »

Can I catch HIV this way?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
I am really worried about an incident that happened 10 months ago and am freaking out over whether I could have caught HIV infection.

I was using a public bathroom and by accident the crotch of my underwear touched the toilet seat. I didn't think... Read more »

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