Around 70,000 babies are born with the HIV virus and/or Aids every year in South Africa because of poor prevenative measures between mother and child, it is one of the main contributions to the mortality rate of babies in South Africa.
As part of 2010 guidelines pregnant mothers who are HIV positive will receive trearment at 14weeks of pregnancy rather than at the usual 28weeks. This is because the CD4 levels may be at a lower level earlier on and can be treated before the mothers blood levels are too low to prevent the spread of the HIV virus from entering the unborn child. This positive approach moves South Africa in the same direction of the WHO recommendations and receive treatment earlier on. This program also continues treatment post pregnancy, before another pregnancy occurs.
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