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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