HIV infection and pregnancy
Modern medicine has tools to help reduce the risk of transmission of human immunodeficiency virus from mother to child almost to zero. Still, such a danger exists. Therefore, every HIV-positive woman should carefully weigh the "pros" and "cons", as well as a course of treatment before planning pregnancy and regularly visit the doctor during pregnancy.
Evidence that pregnancy may accelerate the progression of HIV infection in asymptomatic patients does not exist. But if the woman's partner does not have HIV-positive status, conception can be carried out only by artificial means, as unprotected sex can lead to infection.
If both partners are HIV-positive, unprotected sex can be risky for the expectant mother, as during a high probability of transmission of STDs, STIs or other strains of HIV. But the main thing is not it. Significantly increases the risk of HIV transmission to the fetus.
Monitoring the health of HIV-infected pregnant woman should not only obstetrician-gynecologist, and infectious diseases, virology. If diagnosed gestational process and immunosuppression for HIV in pregnant may accelerate. In this case, both the doctor must take the right decision and appropriate treatment or advice to terminate the pregnancy, what to agree, not all patients. Pregnancy in HIV - this is a very important step for women. And a doctor requires maximum knowledge and experience that the child was born perfectly healthy.
HIV infection in women - is not a reason for cesarean section. If a pregnant woman regularly took antiviral treatment, the risk of infection of the fetus during cesarean and natural childbirth is the same.
The probability of HIV transmission to the newborn
Currently, all pregnant women are totally free pass a blood test for HIV. If a woman recognize HIV-positive throughout the pregnancy she will receive a special antiviral treatment that may perinatal infection of the fetus.
During breastfeeding the baby increases the risk of infection. HIV-positive women are advised to feed your baby with special mixtures.
Vertical transmission is possible not only during pregnancy but also during childbirth and postnatally. Wherein the HIV is transmitted not only in the form of virus that is associated with the cells, but in the form of free virus. Source advocate infected cells of the placenta. Postnatally virus passes from 15 to 45 percent of cases. About 80 percent of infected children under 5 years of developing AIDS.