HAART Protect Breastfed Babies from HIV

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HAART Protect Breastfed Babies from HIV

 

In a recent study, 99 percent of women who took AIDS-fighting medications

prevented spreading HIV to their child.

 

The risk of transmitting HIV to an unborn child during pregnancy is very high. A

woman infected with HIV can transmit the disease to her child during pregnancy,

labor, delivery, and through breastfeeding.

 

A study performed at Harvard University compared the repression of the mother's

HIV virus at delivery and throughout breastfeeding. Overall, the study tested

730 HIV-infected pregnant women. These women started HAART (highly active

antiretroviral therapy) in the third trimester of pregnancy. Nearly all the

women suppressed the virus by delivery, and the virus still remained suppressed

during breastfeeding.

 

" The mother-to-child transmission rate in the study was 1.1 percent when the

infants were breastfed to age 6 months.â€

 

Reduced cost of 2nd line (Boosted PI ) in India (Between Rs 2200 to 2600 per

month) has made it possible for pregnant women whose CD4 is more than 250 (

Nevirapine should not to be given)  to suppress the viral load fast when

combined with 2 NRTIs.  

 

Dr Diwakar Tejaswi

MBBS(Gold Medalist); MCH; FCCP; Ph.D

Consultant Physician and Medical Director

Public Awareness for Healthful Approach for Living (PAHAL)

Nema Place, Exhibition Road, Patna 800001, India

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