Question
I’m 20 weeks pregnant and on ARVs is my baby infected?
23 November 2016. Related: All topics, Pregnancy.
i am currently 20 weeks pregnant, started my meds 3 months ago with viral load 98112 and CD4 count 263 .now my viral load is 63000 , is my child infected and is there any chance of delivering a healthy baby ? very worried
Answer
Thanks for getting in touch.
Being on ARVs is the best thing that you can do to prevent transmission to your baby. For more information on HIV and pregnancy, please see our pregnancy guide:
https://i-base.info/guides/pregnancy
Hi Zee, thanks. The risk of the baby being HIV positive are dramatically reduced if the mother has an undetectable viral load on ART – during the pregnancy, at birth, and afterwards. It is always a good sign if the early tests for the baby are negative, but a negative HIV test after two years will confirm your baby does not have HIV.
Hi I wanna know if u gave birth to a healthy bay is there any possibility that he might be positive when he grow up?