Maternal Infections/HIV/AIDS

Question 1

1) HIV mother in the US deliver_______?

2) Is breastfeeding allowed?

Answer 1

1) C section as a precaution
2) Breastfeeding is not allowed in the US
Because HIV can spread in breast milk, HIV-infected women in the United States should not breastfeed their babies. In the United States, infant formula is a safe and healthy alternative to breast milk. (NIH 14)

Question 2

HIV mother, infant immediate care

Answer 2

For 6 weeks after birth, babies born to women with HIV should receive an HIV medicine called zidovudine (brand name: Retrovir). The HIV medicine protects the babies from infection with any HIV that passed from mother to child during childbirth. (NIH’14)

Question 3

HIV mother, infant HIV testing schedule

Answer 3

HIV testing for babies born to women with HIV is recommended at 14 to 21 days after birth, at 1 to 2 months, and again at 4 to 6 months. Testing should be done using a test that looks directly for HIV in the blood (called a virologic HIV test). (NIH 14)

Question 4

HIV mother, Fetal monitoring starts at?

Answer 4

36 weeks

Question 5

HIV Mother after birth will continue

Answer 5

HAART regime

Question 6

HIV: type of precaution?

Answer 6

Standard

Question 7

HIV: list 3 ways fetus can become infected

Answer 7

1) Blood
2) Bodily fluids including urine, vaginal secretions
3) BREAST MILK

Question 8

Medication administered/recommended to decrease risk of HIV transmission from mother to fetus
Hint: starts with Z…not ledo but…

Answer 8

zido/vu/dine

Question 9

HIV client in labor can be treated prophylactically with what medication?

Answer 9

1) Retrovir (Zidovudine) is prescribed to HIV client in labor