PREVENTION OF MOTHER TO CHILD TRANSMISSION

PREVENTION OF MOTHER TO CHILD HIV TRANSMISSION
Mother to child transmission of HIV is the most common way young children contact the virus and happens when HIV is passed from a mother to her unborn during pregnancy, birth or breastfeeding.
The mothers with HIV virus are required to go for an effective prevention of mother to child transmission programme in order to receive antenatal services and HIV testing during pregnancy, have access to antiretroviral treatment practice safe child birth practices and appropriate infant feeding, make use of infant HIV- testing and other post- natal healthcare services. When a mother goes to clinic or hospital for her first antenatal visit, she is offered routine HIV counselling and voluntary testing. The results are confidential, which means that only the counselor and healthcare workers looking after the mother will discuss the results.
If the mother takes the test and found positive, she will have the option to join PMTCT programme for free. All HIV positive pregnant or breastfeeding women qualify for antiretroviral treatment will reduce the risk of HIV transmission to the baby and protect the mother’s health during and after pregnancy. Antiretroviral treatment should be taken as soon as possible after diagnosis (within 7 days).
All babies are given a dose on antiretroviral treatment daily until the mother stops breastfeeding until the baby’s HIV- status is determined it is also given an antibiotic treatment to prevent infection. Breastfeeding is encouraged, however mothers are given a choice to either exclusively breastfeeding for six months or exclusively formula feed. The use of antiretroviral treatment can significantly reduce the risk of transmitting HIV to babies through breastfeeding. Those mothers choosing to formula feed will be provided with formula milk until the baby is six months old. They will get two tins of formula milk on discharge after delivery and there after 10 tins per month of the baby follow- up facility.
Mothers should arrive with the baby within one or two weeks after birth at the nearest baby follow up clinic, thereafter every two weeks for; monitoring of babies weight,immunization,a dose of antibiotics, checks on feeding practices and if the mother chooses formula feeding, to provide the formula milk to mothers. The baby will receive an HIV test at six weeks.
BY BENSON WANJOHI

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  1. Edward Lepash5 March 2019 at 00:54

    Pregnant women who are HIV positive are able to get the information/knowledge on how to take care of themselves and their unborn babies to ensure safety and health for the baby through various programs.

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  2. Yasmin Abdisaman5 March 2019 at 09:49

    pregnant women should visit the doctor every trimester in their pregnancy so as to prevent transmission of HIV/AIDS to their babies and should take their ARV'S according to their prescription

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  3. Benjamin william5 March 2019 at 11:06

    To stop or to limite the spread of hiv through mother to child,,women that are,affected with the virus should not be allowed to breast feed their young once

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  4. Anonymous5 March 2019 at 22:11

    To avoid this transmission mothers who are positive should be allowed to give birth in hospital inorder to seek guidance from doctors

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  5. Anonymous5 March 2019 at 22:11

    To avoid this transmission mothers who are positive should be allowed to give birth in hospital inorder to seek guidance from doctors

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  6. Anonymous5 March 2019 at 22:11

    To avoid this transmission mothers who are positive should be allowed to give birth in hospital inorder to seek guidance from doctors

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  7. Victor5 March 2019 at 22:15

    All pregnant women should know their status to prevent the tred of mother to child infection of HIV....if infected mothers should use arvs and give birth to their babies in hospitals for doctors to make sure they dont breastfeed their babies...Victor mutuku

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  8. Peter5 March 2019 at 22:48

    Positive or negative pregnant women should always visit clinics for a rear checkups before birth to prevent any way the unborn may get infected .

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  9. Quinter5 March 2019 at 23:02

    Mother to child can be prevented by infected pregnant mother to ensure that she goes for the test so as to be adviced on how to handle herself inorder to protect the infant

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  10. Unknown6 March 2019 at 00:20

    i think they can prevent the transmission by makin use of infant HIV- testing and other post- natal healthcare services to determine their status
    victor mutua

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  11. Pauline6 March 2019 at 00:45

    Pregnant women who are infected are required to go for an effective prevention of Mother to child transmission programme in order to receive antenatal services and HIV testing during pregnancy. By Pauline mbithe

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  12. Unknown6 March 2019 at 00:52

    Pregnant women should visit their doctor to get knowledge on how to take care of themselves and the unborn baby...
    By Diana

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  13. Nisteho6 March 2019 at 02:06

    Primary HIV prevention for women of childbearing age .
    Caesarean delivery in case of high maternal viral load.

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  14. Zanzam6 March 2019 at 04:07

    All HIV positive pregnant or breastfeeding women qualify for anti retroviral treatment will reduce the risk of HIV transmission to the baby and mother.. Zamzam

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  15. Abdikheir6 March 2019 at 04:23

    Pregnant women should visit the doctors to get good guidance on how should protect the baby and her also

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  16. Paul shikanda6 March 2019 at 04:46

    Pregnant women who are HIV positive are required to visit health centers for regular check ups this is important so as to prevent the unborn infant from getting the virus. The infected women also need to be taught on how to take care of the baby and herself

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  17. Unknown6 March 2019 at 05:07

    All HIV positive and breastfeeding mothers have access to antiretroviral treatment
    Which helps them decide whether to exclusively breastfeed or use the formula method
    Hellen

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  18. Anonymous6 March 2019 at 05:32

    Ann Nduta
    Mother to child transmission can be prevented ,if the mother starts the clinic early and gets tested to prevent the baby from infection of the virus if positive.
    During birth mother's should stop using unqualified midwife's during the home delivery or administering the delivery themselves and go to a hospital .this is to prevent infecting the baby while delivering it.

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  19. Koech6 March 2019 at 05:36

    One who seeks to give their children a normal HIV free life can do so due to the advanced steps in the medical field..infected Pregnant mothers are now able to give birth to children who are hiv free many should be informed to get tested during visits to anti natal clinics

    Kaisy

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  20. Emily6 March 2019 at 07:47

    Testing of HIV/AIDS is very important in order to know our statuses especially when one is pregnant. If the mother is positive she will be put under antiretroviral drugs which will prevent the risk of HIV transmission.

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  21. mercy mbuthia6 March 2019 at 08:16

    Prevention of mother to child can be suppressed by taking anti HIV therapy during pregnancy and delivery,having a cesarian section instead of normal delivery, Avoiding breastfeeding and use adequate milk substitute

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  22. Unknown6 March 2019 at 08:35

    pregnant women should go to clinics often to be taught on how to take care of themselves and to look after their unborn babies to be healthy from being infected
    faiza

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  23. Judy6 March 2019 at 08:40

    Unwanted pregnancy among women living with Hiv
    and providing women living with Hiv with lifelong
    ART to maintain their health and prevent transmission
    during pregnancy, labour and breastfeeding is the best way of preventing mother to child transmission of HIV AND AIDS

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  24. Ian Wanjohi 6 March 2019 at 08:47

    Earlier antiretroviral therapy (ART) for a larger group of HIV-positive pregnant women to benefit both the health of the mother and prevent HIV transmission to her child during pregnancy

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  25. Janet6 March 2019 at 09:16

    Pregnant woman should visit the doctor often to check on them and when one finds the she is HIV- positive one can start the preventive care to prevent the transmission to the child

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  26. Selina6 March 2019 at 22:04

    Awareness should be created for every pregnant woman on the need to visit hospital and be tested for HIV infection to avoid transmitting the infection to child.

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  27. Unknown6 March 2019 at 22:08

    When a postive woman notice she is pregnant, she should seek medical advice inorder to prevent the unborn baby from hiv/Aids infection,

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  28. Serah6 March 2019 at 23:41

    Pregnant women with HIV should visit the clinic regularly so that the doctors may help the unborn child not to be infected with the virus

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  29. Aubrey7 March 2019 at 00:27

    Most pregnant women are unaware of their status thus they heighten the risk of infecting the infants during birth. Its important for both partners to take leap of faith to visit a VCT to get tested and help them aware of their status so that they can plan a way forward for the future.

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  30. EMMA7 March 2019 at 03:58

    During child birth a positive mother should be able to receive medical attention i.e she should give birth under the doctors supervision to prevent her transmitting the virus to the baby

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  31. Mueni7 March 2019 at 05:09

    It is always advisable for pregnant mothers to be tested in order to know their status. The mother with HIV virus are required to go for an effective prevention of mother to child transmission programme inorder to receive antenatal services and infant HIV testing during pregnancy ,have access to antiretroviral treatment practices safe child birth practices and appropriate infant feeding.By christine

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  32. Naomi7 March 2019 at 05:11

    The transmission of HIV from mother to child is very low in our modern lives since many infected mothers are thought on how to protect their childs from getting the disease.

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  33. faith7 March 2019 at 05:33

    Guidance and counselling is very important in pregnant in both infected and uninfected because they got knowlegde if one is infected how to protect their infants and baby from being infected during birth and breastfeedig.Secondly government should set a role that every pregnant after visiting a VCT they should be tested inorder to know their status and preventtransmission of HIV if they are infected to their children.BY FAITH

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  34. ZAKARIYA R SHEIKH7 March 2019 at 08:31

    Pregnant women with HIV should receive HIV medicines during pregnancy and childbirth to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV, also In some situations, a woman with HIV may have a scheduled cesarean delivery (sometimes called a C-section) to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV during delivery.

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  35. Angelyne otieno7 March 2019 at 12:07

    Infected mothers should always go to mother to child transmission programs to help them receiving services antenatal and Hiv testing which is free and also they can be given counseling.

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  36. rachel gichia8 March 2019 at 21:19

    Infected mothers should always visit hospitals for regular check ups and to avoid infecting the unborn child with the virus

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  37. Sharon9 March 2019 at 02:14

    Mother to child transmission of HIV and AIDS can be prevented if the mother and the doctors are very careful during birth because that is the risky way a mother can infect the child.

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  38. Unknown9 March 2019 at 12:40

    Having your baby by cesarean delivery if lab tests show that your level of HIV is high is one of the best method to avoid HIV transmission to the child.This is the use of surgery to deliver a baby

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  39. benson11 March 2019 at 01:39

    Mothers should arrive with the baby within one or two weeks after birth at the nearest baby follow up clinic, thereafter every two weeks for; monitoring of babies weight,immunization,a dose of antibiotics, checks on feeding practices and if the mother chooses formula feeding, to provide the formula milk to mothers....BENSON WANJOHI

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  40. siyad muhumed14 March 2019 at 03:25

    The mothers with HIV virus are required to go for an effective prevention of mother to child transmission programme in order to receive antenatal services and HIV testing during pregnancy,

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  41. Unknown15 March 2019 at 22:46

    Pregnant women should oftenly visit the vct centres to at least get to know of the virus in there body
    BY: SAMIA

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  42. Unknown16 March 2019 at 09:29

    To stop the spread of HIV of Mother-to-child,the infected mother should oftenly visit hospitals for regular check ups...By Zamzam Ahmed

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  43. Unknown17 March 2019 at 23:10

    This refers to interventions to prevent transmission of HIV from an HIV positive mother to her infant during pregnancy ,labour, delivery or breast feeding by using HIV medicines during pregnancy and delivery.
    MARY MUSYOKA

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  44. Dennis maina23 March 2019 at 01:44

    Pregnant women should be scheduled to medicines during pregnancy and child birth to prevent mother -to-child transmission .Antiretroviral treatment will reduce the risk of Hiv transmission to the baby and protect the mother's health during and after pregnancy .All babies should be given a dose of ARV'S daily untill the mother stops breastfeeding until the baby's Hiv -status is determined

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  45. Fatuma24 March 2019 at 07:44

    Pregnant and breast feeding mothers should know their status in order to prevent the transmission of the disease from the mother to child incase the mother is hiv positive.

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