Communicable Diseases Module: 27. Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV

Study Session 27  Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV

Introduction

As you will recall from Study Session 20, one of the routes of transmission of HIV is from mother to child. This occurs when an HIV-infected woman passes the virus to her baby during pregnancy, during labour and delivery, or during breastfeeding. In this study session, you will learn about prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV.