ARVs and Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission

Publisher:
World Health Organization
Publication Date:
7 January 2004
Tags:
Africa, HIV-Aids and STDs, Women and Gender

The transmission of HIV from an infected mother to her child can be reduced to 2 % or less by intensive interventions that include combination potent antiretrovirals, obstetrical interventions including elective caesarean section at 38 weeks and complete avoidance of breastfeeding.

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