Pregnancy

Pocket pregnancy is a small leaflet about HIV and pregnancy. It includes information about planning your pregnancy, using ART, delivery and after care including feeding. This includes a focus on the importance of the mothers’ health and how this is …

Because HIV is present in breast/chest milk, bottle feeding with formula milk is strongly recommended in the UK Bottle feeding with formula milk is health and nutritious and 100% safe for protecting your baby from becoming infected by HIV. Being …

Adherence is the word that describes taking your meds. For ART to work, adherence needs to be good. Try to take every dose on time. Follow advice to take with or without food. Tell your doctor about other drugs or …

It is your choice when to start ART You also can be involved in the choice of which meds to use. ART needs to best fit your life and you are the person taking ART. This will involve talking to …

This page links to references for the i-Base treatment guides and Pocket ART leaflets Each resource is based on UK and international treatment guidelines, plus additional research studies. The same references are used for both the small pocket size leaflet …

The Pocket guides include small quotes about different aspects of HIV treatment. These quote from HIV positive people or community advocates were edited from longer quotes used in the full i-Base guides. Thank you to everyone who agreed to let …

As with everything else in your pregnancy, you have choices for how your baby will be born. Some women prefer a vaginal birth and some women prefer a C-section. These are things to discuss with your health team. Vaginal delivery …

Some people become pregnant without planning and for others it is an active decision If you are planning a pregnancy there is a lot of support to help. The following links below include more information about different situations. Planning your pregnancy. …

Yes, with HIV treatment Women around the world have safely used antiretroviral drugs in pregnancy now for over 20 years. Treatment will reduce the risk of your baby becoming HIV-positive to almost zero. The information in our Pocket guide to …