How can a pregnant woman prevent her unborn child from getting HIV if she is infected?

I know it is possible but im not sure what methods they use...if anyone could help me out i would appreciate it sooooo much!

You need to see a doctor and they will prescribe you medication to take before/during birth. They may advise a c-section. You cannot breast feed you child because HIV is passed through the milk. As long as you are taking the proper medication at the time of birth there is no reason to be concerned. HIV is easily managed if you take your medication without fail everyday. Congratulations on your baby!! (assuming you are pregnant) :-)

So I see allot of answers on here that are a correct, but at the same time wrong. I am assuming that you are the HIV+ mom-to-be. I will give you what I know since I am HIV+ and I have a 7 month old HIV- son.

When I gpt pregnant it was about a month before my wedding. The end of april last year is when we found out I was HIV+. Since I was adopted I knew nothing of my medical history, so I had myself tested for everything the dr could think of. I was offered an abortion but I knew my husband would kill me and I knew that there was no way I could kill something that was obviously given to me for a reason. If you are not on medication then you need to start working with your dr. Most pregnant HIV+ women who are not on medication won't be started until the middle to end of their 2nd trimester. I actually had to start the beginning of my 2nd trimester because my Tcells were at 250 and dropping fast (despite the fact that my viral load was at 1200). Once I started medication My tcells jumped to well over 600 and my viral load was undetectable within a month.

Starting at 22 weeks I started stress testing, Basicaly they checked my sons heart rate twice a week and the fluid level once a week to make sure my son was developing ok. I was on Keletra and Combivir which is the best combo for a pregnant woman but this was a precautionary step. Now, since my Tcells were so high and my viral load was so low my dr saw no reason for me to have a c-section. The only reason she would have done a csection was if I went to 40 weeks and I was not dialating. She actually saw more risks to me to have a Csection than benefits. I was 38 weeks when my water broke and I was in labor for almost 30 hours. The entire 30 hours I was hooked up to a viral medication drip that constantly poured medication into me. I am one of the lucky few HIV+ moms who got to have a vaginal delivery. Since my body was handleing the HIV very well on its own before I was put on medication and I responded so well to medication I did not have to have a Csection. So, the truth is in some cases you do not HAVE to have a Csection, but that is something your dr will know more about.

After my son was born her was but on viral medication for 6 weeks. every 6 hours we had to put medication in him, then he was on antibiotics until 4 months. He was tested at birth, 1 month and 4 months....all tests negative. He has one more test at 18 months to see if my antibodies are out off him and if he is negative. Since all three of his previous tests were negative we have an almost 100% gaurantee he will be negative.

I have been taken off medication and I have been off for 6 months now. My Tcells remain above 500 and my viral load has gone from 4500 down to 750 off of medication. Since my body is handleing the virus so well on its own, my husband and I are working closely with my dr to get me prepared to have another baby in about a year. My chances are super high of not passing this horrible virus on and with medication my chances are below 1%.

I hope all of this helps, please if you have more questions email me and I will be happy to talk with you. You would be surprised how many HIV+ couples are having kids, my medical plan has a whole section dedicated to help pregnant parents who are HIV+. Please be sure to work with your dr. The only reason I was about to have a beautiful baby boy who is HIV- was becuase I had a whole team of drs my husband and I work very closely with and continue to do so.

It is not possible. However, since the mother and child dont actually share blood, the chances are decently low. The highest chance of it happening is during the birth. So maybe speak to your OB about a scheduled c-section. This way they can reduce the amount of blood that will infect the baby.

I think one thing they do is deliver by c section and advise against breastfeeding,i am sure i read that the risk of it transmitting via the placenta is 25% and its a much higher risk in a vaginal birth but that's about all i know.

well there is medicine that you can take to reduce the risk. also you can have a c-section so that you do not pass it to the baby during birth!

good luck (:

You can't prevent the baby from atleast having the antibodies for HIV but if you take antiretroviral's you can decrease the risk of your baby being born HIV +!!!!! Good luck!

I think there is a very slim chance of you not passing the HIV onto an unborn child this is something you need to discuss with your doctor.

You would have to be on meds throughout the entire pregnancy to keep your baby from getting it.

They usually put the birth mother on a lot of anti-viral meds before the birth.

http://www.avert.org/pregnancy.htm

You need to talk to a doctor.

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