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    HIV can be passed from mother to child during pregnancy, labor, delivery, or breastfeeding. However, the risk of transmission can be reduced to 1% or less if the mother takes HIV medication daily throughout pregnancy and delivery and the infant is given medication for 4-6 weeks after birth. In 2016, there were 11,600 new cases of perinatal HIV transmission in the US, with 65% among black/African American women. The CDC works to reduce perinatal transmission through education, testing, and treatment programs.

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    HIV can be passed from mother to child during pregnancy, labor, delivery, or breastfeeding. However, the risk of transmission can be reduced to 1% or less if the mother takes HIV medication daily throughout pregnancy and delivery and the infant is given medication for 4-6 weeks after birth. In 2016, there were 11,600 new cases of perinatal HIV transmission in the US, with 65% among black/African American women. The CDC works to reduce perinatal transmission through education, testing, and treatment programs.

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    HIV can be passed from mother to child during pregnancy, labor, delivery, or breastfeeding. However, the risk of transmission can be reduced to 1% or less if the mother takes HIV medication daily throughout pregnancy and delivery and the infant is given medication for 4-6 weeks after birth. In 2016, there were 11,600 new cases of perinatal HIV transmission in the US, with 65% among black/African American women. The CDC works to reduce perinatal transmission through education, testing, and treatment programs.

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    March 2018

    HIV Among Pregnant Women,


    Infants, and Children
    HIV can be passed from mother to child anytime
    during pregnancy, labor, delivery, and breastfeeding.
    This is called perinatal transmission.

    BUT THERE IS GOOD NEWS:


    For a woman living with HIV, the risk of transmitting HIV to her baby can be 1% OR LESS if she:

    Takes HIV medicine daily as prescribed throughout pregnancy, labor, and delivery and

    Gives HIV medicine to her baby for 4-6 weeks after giving birth.

    Women living with HIV should NOT breastfeed or pre-chew their baby’s food.

    If you are pregnant or planning to get pregnant, get tested for HIV as soon as possible. If you
    have HIV, the sooner you start treatment the better—for your health and your baby’s health.

    Diagnoses of Perinatal
    99 diagnoses of HIV Infections in the US
    perinatal HIV in 2016
    by Race/Ethnicity, 2016
    Multiple Races Asian
    4% 3%
    perinatal HIV
    diagnoses fell Hispanic/Latino*
    15%
    32%
    from 2011
    to 2015 White
    13%

    Black/African
    American
    65%

    * Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

    National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention


    Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
    Everyone living with HIV should take medicine to treat HIV as soon as possible
    after diagnosis and visit their health care provider regularly. Taking HIV medicine
    as prescribed can make the level of virus in their body very low (called viral
    suppression) or even undetectable. A person living with HIV who gets and
    stays virally suppressed or undetectable can live a long, healthy life and has
    effectively no risk of sexually transmitting HIV to HIV-negative partners.
    By the end of
    2015, there
    Why are pregnant women and their babies at risk? were 11,600
    • Pregnant women with HIV may not know they are infected, and women may
    not know that their partner has HIV. persons living
    • Preconception care and family planning services are often not provided in HIV
    care settings. with HIV
    • Women living with HIV may not know they are pregnant, how to prevent or
    safely plan a pregnancy, or what they can do to reduce the risk of transmitting
    HIV to their baby.
    acquired
    • The risk of transmitting HIV to the baby is much higher if the mother does
    not stay on HIV treatment throughout pregnancy, labor, or delivery, or if HIV
    through
    medicine is not provided to her baby. The risk is also higher if she acquires HIV
    during pregnancy.
    perinatal
    • Social and economic factors, especially poverty, may make it harder for some
    women living with HIV to access health care.
    transmission.
    How is CDC making a difference?
    • CDC created a framework (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22945404)
    to help federal agencies and other groups lower the rate of perinatal HIV
    transmission to less than 1% and an incidence of fewer than one case of
    perinatal HIV per 100,000 live births.
    • CDC helps lead the Elimination of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission
    Stakeholders Group (https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/group/gender/pregnantwomen/
    organizations.html), a group that develops and implements strategies to
    advance the elimination of perinatal HIV.
    • CDC collaborated with and funded partners to develop a continuous quality
    improvement method that helps local health systems address missed
    prevention and treatment opportunities for pregnant women living with HIV.
    • CDC funds perinatal HIV prevention through Integrated Human
    Immunodeficiency Virus Surveillance and Prevention Programs for Health
    Departments (https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/funding/announcements/ps18-1802/
    index.html), and promotes HIV testing and treatment for pregnant women.

    Reduce Your Risk HIV IS A VIRUS THAT ATTACKS


    Not having sex THE BODY’S IMMUNE SYSTEM.
    It is usually spread by anal or vaginal sex or sharing needles
    with a person who is living with HIV. The only way to know
    Using
    condoms you have HIV is to be tested. Everyone aged 13-64 should
    be tested at least once, and people at high risk should
    be tested at least once a year. Ask your doctor, or visit
    Not sharing
    needles gettested.cdc.gov to find a testing site. Without treatment,
    HIV can make a person very sick or may even cause death.
    Taking medicine If you are living with HIV, start treatment as soon as possible
    to prevent
    or treat HIV to stay healthy and help protect your partners.

    For More Information Call 1-800-CDC-INFO (232-4636)


    Visit www.cdc.gov/hiv

    All content is based on the most recent data available in March 2018.

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