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Simplyme · Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 7:33 am Post subject: **HIV and Pregnancy**

Just because someone is infected with HIV does not mean that they will pass it on to their unborn baby. Without HIV treatments from a medical professional and unborn child has a 1 in 4 chance of contracting HIV from it's infected mother. However, with proper HIV treatment you lower that risk to 1 in a 100. That is a huge difference in the scheme of things especially when you consider the following:

HIV in an adult can take up to a decade before turning into full blown AIDS, however, in a child the transformation from HIV to full blown AIDS is estimated to be around 2 years to onset of full blown aids.

QuietLunatic · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 4:01 am Post subject:

True, but I wonder how many mothers realize that it can be passed on through breast milk. This is a heartbreaker--you think you're doing what's best for your baby and it turns out that you've passed along the virus. And AIDS, as you mentioned, hits children so much harder.

Simplyme · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 6:11 am Post subject:

I believe the new average for passing HIV to your baby through breastmilk has risen to a staggering 35 to 50%.

QuietLunatic · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 3:51 am Post subject:

I remember when it came out that this could happen and how devastated the mother in question was when she found out she'd passed it on to her baby. Sad

Simplyme · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:33 am Post subject:

It is absolutely horrible. I could not imagine bearing the brunt of that burden as a mother amongst everything else that must have been going on.

I do recall a news cast about a mom that fought the state to be able to breast feed against her doctors wishes. She lost and her child was taken and sadly I am glad it went that way. She was offered hard facts and gave them little attention and completely disregarded the risk to her child.

Louise31 · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:09 am Post subject:

Some mothers are purely selfish arent we supposed to protect our children no matter ahat putting your child at risk is not a loving thing to do in my eyes.

Simplyme · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:00 pm Post subject:

I agree Louise31. Some people just do not think the same as many of us do and it is a sad thing but it is also quite common.

Louise31 · Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 5:00 pm Post subject:

All comes down to education and it amazes me how many people are lacking this about this condition.

Simplyme · Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 7:53 pm Post subject:

Very true it is a sad time when this goes on and there is not anything that we can do to help these people or to teach these people.

Louise31 · Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:30 am Post subject:

Im surprised more schools dont do more on this subject to be honest.

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