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How is HIV transmitted from mother to child?
You can't transmit AIDS - you only transmit HIV (the virus which can cause AIDS). Given good medical care, the risk of mother-to-child transmission can be reduced to almost zero. Without that medical care, the chances of transmission are around 30%.
Can HIV be self given?
Some people are born with HIV if the mother or the father are a carrier
Does HIV passes from a mother to a baby?
HIV infection lies in DNA of the nucleus of the cell. Normally no cells pass from mother to fetus. There is layer of placenta to prevent this. But this barrier is broken during the delivery. There is mixing of blood from the mother and fetus. So your doctor will like to go for Caesarean section delivery in such case. She will give some drugs also to prevent the risk of HIV transmission.HIV does not pass from mother to foetus during the pregnancy. Blood of mother and foetus is not get mixed in such cases. It can pass during the normal delivery, when the mother's blood can get mixed with the blood of foetus. That is why the delivery by operation is indicated in such cases. Your doctor will give you some medication to minimize the risk.
What is the name given to the transmission of HIV from the mother to the unborn child?
Louis B
Can pregnant girls with HIV can pass it on to the baby before it's born?
If the mother has proper medical care, it is possible that the baby can be born without HIV. The mother could not breast feed.
What methods can be employed in prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV?
There are several things that can be done to lower the risk of transmitting HIV from mother to child: 1. Get mother started on antiretroviral medications while she is still pregnant to reduce viral load. 2. Delivery child via c-section to prevent fetus from being exposed to HIV containing bodily fluid during the delivery process. 3. Start child on antiretroviral medications after birth. 4. Do not breastfeed. HIV is present in breast milk.
Will a baby have HIV if their mother have it to?
There are medications that have been very successful in preventing the development of HIV/AIDS in infants born to infected mothers. I believe they are most effective if given immediately after birth so the mother's doctor must be aware of her status prior to delivery.
Can cesarean section prevent the child from getting HIV?
Elective cesarean section will prevent transmission of HIV in most cases. There are chances of mother's blood getting mixed up with the blood of the fetus during normal vaginal delivery. This is largely prevented in elective cesarean section delivery.
How much ZDV is a newborn given whose mother is HIV-infected?
The newborn is given liquid ZDV every six hours for six weeks.
Are boys born with hiv?
A person is born with HIV only if the mother carrying the child is HIV+ and passed it to her child. There are numerous precautions mothers can take to significantly decrease the risk of passing HIV onto their children. If the child is infected with HIV, then the infection either happened during the gestation (while the mother was pregnant) or during the birth. There is a rupture of membranes during vaginal delivery, which causes the child to come into contact with the mother's blood. This can pass HIV to the child. Because of this, many HIV+ women will deliver via C-section to avoid this contact with blood.
If a mother has HIV is it possible for her child to be born HIV negative?
Yes she definitely can, my daughter is HIV positive, and when we found out she was pregnant they started her on medication right away. She was given medicine during delivery and the baby was on medicine for 6 weeks. He is 9 months old now, and is 100% negative, so yes it is possible :)
What is the name given to the AIDS virus HIV?
the name given to the AIDS virus is HIV.
