Can a HIV Positive women give birth to a baby?If she can,Tell me should she have to take any treatement on this?
2006-07-16 21:56:26 · 6 answers · asked by Ryna Fonda 3 in Health ➔ Women's Health
The answer is yes, however there is a high % risk that the baby will also have the HIV virus.
2006-07-16 22:05:51 · answer #1 · answered by Whisper4691 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HIV does not affect birthing. I think there is a way to insure that the baby is fine, or maybe that's just with herpes, check www.wikipedia.org.
2006-07-17 05:00:37 · answer #2 · answered by gilligan346 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they can give birth to babies but the baby has high chances of being infected by HIV there is no cure for this.
2006-07-17 05:00:10 · answer #3 · answered by prash_rao91 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes...but you need great medical care during your pregnancy and they will be following your labs...yes I have seen positive HIV moms have healthy babies...
2006-07-17 05:36:48 · answer #4 · answered by FloNightingGale 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course she can give birth.Whether it be good for her or not is an entirely different question.Labor takes alot of energy .
2006-07-17 05:00:22 · answer #5 · answered by Direktor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes she could but the bany probably be born with it.
2006-07-18 00:36:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋