World AIDS Day | Pregnancy & HIV — What Every Mother Should Know

Being pregnant while living with HIV is not the end of the story.

With today’s medical care, more than 98% of babies can be born HIV-negative if proper guidelines are followed.

Here is what truly saves lives 👇

✅ Key Guidelines for HIV-positive Pregnant Women:

🔹 Early HIV testing for every pregnant woman at the first ANC visit.

🔹 Immediate start of ART (antiretroviral therapy) once HIV is detected — regardless of CD4 count.

🔹 Strict daily medication adherence — missing doses increases the risk of transmission.

🔹 Regular viral load monitoring during pregnancy to ensure viral suppression.

🔹 Safe mode of delivery based on viral load and obstetric indications.

🔹 ARV prophylaxis for the newborn immediately after birth.

🔹 Safe infant feeding counselling according to national guidelines.

🔹 Continuous follow-up for both mother and baby after delivery.

With these simple but powerful steps:

➡️ Mother stays healthy

➡️ Baby stays HIV-negative

➡️ Family stays safe

To every pregnant woman living with HIV: You are not dangerous.

You are not weak.

You are a mother protecting her baby with courage and treatment.

Fear does not protect babies — science does.

Silence does not save lives — early testing does.

Stigma does not heal — treatment does.

On this World AIDS Day, we choose

 🩷 Knowledge over fear

🩷 Care over judgment

🩷 Treatment over stigma

Every pregnancy matters.

Every baby deserves a healthy beginning.

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