Institute Urging Pregnant Women To Be Positive They’re Hiv Negative

The test is first offered to pregnant women in the first prenatal screening. I think that anyone who finds out that theyre pregnant is wanting the best health for their baby and so will take the steps possible in order to prevent that transmission if theyre given the information and provided care that does not include stigma and discrimination, said Eaton. If you are HIV positive and aware of this while pregnant, officials say there are very good prevention strategies to reduce the risk of transmission to your unborn baby. Without these prevention strategies the risk of mother-to-baby transmission is about 25 per cent but if preventions strategies are introduced early enough that percentage can be dropped to less than two per cent. Women that are pregnant, they would, in the care of their doctor and infectious disease specialist put them on antiretroviral medications and that medication along with other care as far as general good health, help as far as nutrition and those types of things, they would be conducted throughout the entire pregnancy, said Eaton. According to Eaton, at any stage, medicines can be given that will help prevent the transmission of HIV and once born the baby will be given medicine for six weeks along with testing. You will find the original content at this website http://globalnews.ca/news/1199292/positively-hiv-negative/

Source: aids-write.org - March 11, 2014 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: aidswrite Tags: current news Source Type: blogs