STIs AND HIV/AIDS IN PREGNANCY – Pregnant Magazine

STOP mother to child HIV infection

MILLIONS of children are estimated to die each year around the world, as a result of AIDS-related infections. Most of these children are born of mothers who do not know their HIV status, or mothers who though aware of having HIV, do nothing to protect their babies from infection. Most children born by HIV-positive mothers…

How sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can affect your baby

Dr Edmond Barasa, a gynaecologist/obstetrician, explains sexually transmitted infections and how they may affect your baby. There are a many sexually transmitted infections (‘STIs’). Some are life threatening such as the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV. STIs can be passed on from the mother to the child either across the placenta during pregnancy, or during…

Stop mother to child HIV infection

A mother can minimize the risk of HIV transmission to her child by taking certain measures to prevent transmission of the virus after delivery. What is the difference between HIV and AIDS? HIV is the short form for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Discovered in the early 1980s, it is commonly thought to have developed from a…