Reduce Transmission From Mother To Baby

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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 »

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 »

Africa: UNICEF Calls for More Efforts to Reduce Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission

Around 23 percent of HIV-positive pregnant women in Western and Central Africa received treatment to prevent their infants from becoming infected in 2009, up from 4 percent in 2005, UNICEF said Wednesday. Yet despite this improvement, many countries... Read more »

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mother to child transmission

can a HIV pos couple have a HIV neg baby? your reply is yes> how does this happen> doesn't the baby get the virus whilst in the womb with all body fluids present and even at conception? are you saying that the ARV's taken during...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

If the mother is on an effective HIV regimen that has reduced HIV levels in the blood to very low levels (preferably under 50 copies/ml) then risk for baby to be born with HIV infection is generally less than 1% (risk to baby is related to exposure... Read more »

Mother-to-Child Transmission

I have read a bit about the transmission of HIV from the mother to the unborn fetus. My question is, even though there is no intermixing of the maternal and fetal blood in the placenta, is HIV incapable of traversing the placental barrier between...

Response from Katherine Luzuriaga, M.D.

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

While we know that HIV transmission can occur during gestation, delivery, or after birth through brest feeding, the precise mechanisms of viral transfer are unknown. However, risk of infection increases as the placenta ages or with conditions (e.g.,... Read more »

hiv transmission through mothers milk to others through baby

Dear Mr Kull,Please help me with the following situation. Recently a 9 month old baby of one of the visitors to our home was playing with my key&key chain. The baby put my key chain in his mouth for a while. Then It was kept on an open space on...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

HIV is not spread to others via inanimate objects (syringes/injection needles being the exception). Please refer to How long does HIV live outside of the body? for more information on this topic.RMK... Read more »

father +mother hiv + can they healthy baby ?

father and mother recently diagnosed as hiv positive ,can they have healthy baby? ...

Response from Katherine Luzuriaga, M.D.

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

There is always the possibility of transmission of HIV from an infected woman to her baby. However, there are severzal things that HIV positive women can do to decrease the risk of transmission. The risk of transmission can be markedly reduced (but... Read more »

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want to have a baby, but worried

Posted by kolo, 1 Reply

quote: Adam Legge, Monday, April 16, 2007
Antiretroviral drugs used to prevent HIV transmission from mother to child can cause genetic damage in infants that may increase their risk of developing cancer in the future, according to new research.

The... Read more »

any babies infected by breast milk?

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Would someone know how many if any babies hiv infected by breast milk?

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HIv positive and having a baby

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

I just found out I am pregnant. But I'm positive and really worried. Will I get sicker? will my baby die? Does anyone know about this? laura K.

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Having a baby when you are HIV+

Posted by Anonymous, 11 Replies

Having a Baby when you're HIV Positive

I'm a 23 year old HIV positive woman considering having a child
with my HIV negative husband. Anyone have any experience with
this. I know about the sperm washing techniques in Milan. I'm
just worried that... Read more »

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