Hiv Not Only Mother Is In Danger But Also Child

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Guardian Examines Challenges to Reducing Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in Mozambique

London's Guardian on Saturday examined the hurdles Mozambique is facing in trying to reduce mother-to-child HIV transmission. About 35,000 infants contract the virus from their mothers annually in Mozambique, and only 3% of women in the country... Read more »

Washington Post Examines Effect of Botswana Infant Formula Program Implemented to Reduce Risk of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission

Providing infant formula to HIV-positive mothers might "cost at least as many lives as it has saved" because the nutrition and antibodies supplied by breastmilk are "so crucial to young children that they outweigh the small risk of transmitting... Read more »

Treating Infants, Pregnant, Nursing Mothers With ARVs Drives Down Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV

According to two new studies, "giving pregnant and nursing women triple antiretroviral drug therapy, or treating breast-fed infants with an antiretroviral medication, can dramatically cut transmission rates, enabling moms to both breast-feed and to... Read more »

Ask the Experts

Could a child born to HIV+ Mother be HIV+ at 8 years without SYMPTOMS?

An HIV+ mother had a newborn who was put on AZT in 1995. Could that child be HIV+ now?If so, would they be tested yearly by regular pediatrician?...

Response from Brooks Jackson, M.D.

Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

If the baby tested negative for HIV antibody after 18 months of age, the baby is not infected.BJ... Read more »

early detection of hiv in mother & child

how early we detect mother to child hiv transmission & by which method?...

Response from Brooks Jackson, M.D.

Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

If a baby becomes infected during the pregnancy, then they will test positive at birth by HIV DNA PCR or HIV RNA PCR.If infected around the time of labor and delivery, then they will typically test positive within 2 weeks by HIV DNA or RNA PCR. The... Read more »

Adoption of a child whose Mother was HIV positive!

My spouse and I have adopted a child whose mother has HIV. The child was tested after birth for HIV and the test showed negative. They gave the child AZT treatments for three weeks after birth. The mother had no prenatal care. We adopted the child...

Response from Brooks Jackson, M.D.

Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

If the infant tests negative on two occasions by HIV RNA or DNA PCR testing at least 4 weeks after the infant has stopped taking AZT then you can be very confident the infant is not HIV infected. This assumes the infant was not breast-fed by the HIV... Read more »

Exactly how is HIV transferred from mother to child?

I realize that hiv can be spread from the mother to the baby during pregnancy or during birth, but I'd like to know exactly how that happens. Is it through the bloodstream? Across the placenta? How does the virus go from mother to child?...

Response from John L. Sullivan, M.D.

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

HIV is transmitted from mother to child during the pregnancy, at the time of birth and through breast feeding; during pregnancy virus can be transmitted from mothers blood across the placenta to the fetus, this occurs predominantly in the 2nd and... Read more »

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ME AND "HERB" ON "MOTHER`S DAY

Posted by POZGAL43

GOOD EVENING TO ALL MY READERS AND FOLLOWERS I`AM ABOUT TO TELL YA`LL HOW ME AND "HERB" SPEND OUR MOTHER`S DAY TOGETHER.BUT FIRST LET ME TELL YA`LL WHAT KIND OF MOTHER THAT MAKES A MOTHER`S DAY FOR A HIV-POSITIVE CHILD. FIRST NO ONE HAS TO TELL ME... Read more »

I'm an HIV mother looking for friends

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

Hi there,
I'm an HIV mother looking for friends to share thoughts, stories and encouragement with. Why don't you contact me.

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hiv+ Moms w/child

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hello,
What medication has the dr put you on? How do you feel? Do you take your medication regularly? How much risk is there in having a baby?
I like to thank you all for your replys in advance!!

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HIV & Child Custody

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

Does anyone know the laws regarding hiv and child custody? My ex is saying she is too afraid to let me have my kids unsupervised. That I might have a blood accident or something and not tell her or not protect them. She said that because I am... Read more »

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