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Index 6.1-6.2 Introduction and aims 6.3 HIV and pregnancy overview

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ARV anti-retroviral (drug to treat HIV infection).

C-section Caesarean section, procedure to deliver a baby that involves making a cut through the abdominal wall to surgically remove the infant from the uterus.

diagnosis identifying the cause of an illness.

HIV human immunodeficiency virus.

resistance when the genetic structure of an organism changes in ways that stops a drug from working.

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6 HIV and pregnancy

6.1-6.2 Introduction and aims

6.1 Introduction

Section 6 provides an overview of HIV and pregnancy.

This section is important as over half of new HIV diagnoses are in young women and many will want to have children in the future.

6.2 Aims for this section

After reading section 6, advocates will have a basic understanding of:

Why maternal health is important for a healthy baby
Where treatment in pregnancy differs from that for non-pregnant adults
Which ARVs are safest to use in pregnancy for the mother's and baby's health
Some treatment strategies for different situations
Resistance, monitoring and other tests
Choices for delivery and use of C-section
Baby's diagnosis
Feeding the baby

Treatment training for advocates

6 HIV and pregnancy

6.1-6.2 Introduction and aims

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Aims for this section