How can we prevent mother-to-child?

Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission

1. HIV Testing and Diagnosis. For women who are pregnant, HIV counseling and testing is the first and most critical step in reducing mother-to-child transmission.
2. Prenatal Treatment.
3. Safe Childbirth.
4. Postnatal Care.

What are 3 ways to prevent AIDS?

How can I prevent HIV?

• Use condoms. Male latex condoms are the most effective way to prevent HIV and other STIs when you have sex.
• Get tested. Be sure you and your partner are tested for HIV and other STIs.
• Be monogamous.
• Limit your number of sexual partners.
• Get vaccinated.
• Don’t douche.
• Do not abuse alcohol or drugs.

What are the prevention against AIDS?

You can use strategies such as abstinence (not having sex), never sharing needles, and using condoms the right way every time you have sex. You may also be able to take advantage of HIV prevention medicines such as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP).

How does prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV work?

Elimination of new HIV infections among children can be achieved through the Prevention of Mother To Child Transmission (PMTCT) program where HIV prevention, diagnosis and treatment are provided to young girls, women living with HIV and pregnant women that have not been tested with HIV.

What to do if you have HIV and have a baby?

If you have HIV, take ART daily as prescribed. If your viral load is not suppressed, your doctor may talk with you about options for delivering the baby that can reduce transmission risk.

How are children saved from HIV and AIDS?

In 2019, 25 children in Sorong City and Manokwari district has been saved from HIV infection. Early infant diagnosis (EID) of HIV allows health-care providers to offer optimal care and treatment to HIV infected children, assist in decision-making on infant feeding, and avoid needless stress of mothers and families.

When to give art to mothers with HIV?

If your viral load is not suppressed, your doctor may talk with you about options for delivering the baby that can reduce transmission risk. After birth, babies born to a mother with HIV are given ART right away for 4 to 6 weeks. If you are treated for HIV early in your pregnancy, the risk of transmitting HIV to your baby can be 1% or less.