HIV and Safe Motherhood


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HIV and safe motherhood
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This briefing paper was produced in 2000, and is aimed at health workers in sub-Saharan Africa who care for mothers during and after pregnancy and delivery. It will also be useful for health planners, and anyone working with young people and with women and men, providing information, advice or counselling on reproductive health and parenthood.

HIV and Safe Motherhood

Acknowledgements
Definitions
Introduction
Before Parenthood
HIV in pregnancy
Voluntary counselling and testing for HIV
Care during labour and delivery
Infant feeding and HIV
What else can health workers do?
Resources

Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction

Section 1 Before parenthood

Avoiding infection

Reproductive rights and choices

Improving access to contraception

Abortion

Getting pregnant

Section 2 HIV in pregnancy

Mother-to-child transmission

Keeping all mothers healthy

Caring for women who know they are HIV positive

Section 3 Voluntary counselling and testing for HIV

Counselling

Testing for HIV

Section 4 Care during labour and delivery

General care during labour

Elective caesarean section

Antiretroviral therapy

Section 5 Infant feeding and HIV

International guidelines

Deciding whether to breastfeed

Essential information for HIV-positive women

Alternatives to breastfeeding

Exclusive breastfeeding

Stopping breastfeeding early

Section 6 What else can health workers do?

No need to feel helpless

Becoming more at ease with sexuality

Safe working practices

Making the most of limited resources

Section 7 Resources

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