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2. HIV and pregnancy - Wikipedia

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   HIV in pregnancy is the presence of an HIV/AIDS infection in a woman while she is pregnant. There is a risk of HIV transmission from mother to child in three primary situations: pregnancy , childbirth , and while breastfeeding .

3. Management of HIV/AIDS - Wikipedia

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   Untreated mothers with a viral load >100,000 copies/ml have a transmission risk of over 50%. [65] The risk when viral loads are < 1000 copies/ml are less than 1%. [66] ART for mothers both before and during delivery and to mothers and infants after delivery are recommended to substantially reduce the risk of transmission. [67]

4. Zidovudine - Wikipedia

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   Before tenofovir, a principal part of the clinical pathway for both pre-exposure prophylaxis and post-exposure treatment of mother-to-child transmission of HIV during pregnancy, labor, and delivery and has been proven to be integral to uninfected siblings' perinatal and neonatal development.

5. US pediatricians group reverses decades-old ban on ...

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   People with HIV can breastfeed their babies, as long as they are taking medications that effectively suppress the virus that causes AIDS, a top U.S. pediatricians’ group said Monday in a sharp ...

6. HIV/AIDS - Wikipedia

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   For pregnant and lactating women with HIV, multivitamin supplement improves outcomes for both mothers and children. [197] If the pregnant or lactating mother has been advised to take anti-retroviral medication to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission, multivitamin supplements should not replace these treatments. [197]

7. Pregnant People Can Have a False Positive HIV Test ... - AOL

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   Regular testing for HIV is part of pregnancy these days, which bumps up the chance you might get a false-positive result. Experts explain why that can happen. Pregnant People Can Have a False ...

8. Obstetric medicine - Wikipedia

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   Out of the 2 million people in the world living with HIV, 90% of them contract it from their HIV-positive mother from either breastfeeding, pregnancy, or birth. [19] HIV positive women who become pregnant require special types of treatment in order to prevent transmission from mother to fetus. Antiretrovirals are medications that reduce the ...

9. Prevention of HIV/AIDS - Wikipedia

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   In high income countries, Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission Programs (PMTC) including HIV testing of pregnant women, antiretroviral treatment, [7] counselling about infant feeding, and safe obstetric practices (avoiding invasive procedures) have reduced mother-to-child transmission to less than 1%.