Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV
Mother-to-child transmission of HIV is the spread of HIV from a lady with HIV to her child amid pregnancy, labor (additionally called work and conveyance), or breastfeeding (through bosom drain). Pregnant ladies with HIV get HIV meds amid pregnancy and labor to avert mother-to-youngster transmission of HIV. The best strategy for averting mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV is by starting treatment-qualified HIV-positive pregnant ladies on Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) as right on time as could reasonably be expected. In the event that a lady isnt qualified for ART or ART isnt accessible, a straightforward course of Antiretroviral (ARV) medications can be given to the mother, beginning from the get-go in pregnancy, and to her newborn child quickly following delivery. Expanding the course of ARVs through the breastfeeding time frame additionally diminishes the probability of HIV transmission by means of breast milk. ARVs diminish the measure of infection in the mothers circulatory system, along these lines decreasing the hazard that she will transmit the contamination to her baby. These medications likewise protectively affect the kid when birth, helping its body oppose disease.
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