Jabalpur(Madhya Pradesh): In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic that has wreaked havoc, at least 34 HIV-infected women have given birth to healthy babies at Lady Elgin Hospital, Jabalpur.
The newborns reportedly tested negative for HIV.
In the last 46 months, around 135 women were diagnosed with HIV at Lady Elgin Hospital, of which 34 women were pregnant.
The challenge before the doctors was to protect the infants from the infection.
Sanjay Mishra, a doctor at the hospital, said ''The unborn child is not at risk of HIV infection unless it comes in touch with mother's blood. But there is a potential risk during delivery due to exposure to the blood coming out of the mother's body. So soon after birth, the mother is also given the required medicines. Caesarean delivery increases the risk and needs more care.''
According to physicians, HIV infection during pregnancy is periodically tested and treated, but the risk increases during delivery.
Also Read: 38 million hit by HIV says WHO ahead World AIDS day
Jabalpur(Madhya Pradesh): In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic that has wreaked havoc, at least 34 HIV-infected women have given birth to healthy babies at Lady Elgin Hospital, Jabalpur.
The newborns reportedly tested negative for HIV.
In the last 46 months, around 135 women were diagnosed with HIV at Lady Elgin Hospital, of which 34 women were pregnant.
The challenge before the doctors was to protect the infants from the infection.
Sanjay Mishra, a doctor at the hospital, said ''The unborn child is not at risk of HIV infection unless it comes in touch with mother's blood. But there is a potential risk during delivery due to exposure to the blood coming out of the mother's body. So soon after birth, the mother is also given the required medicines. Caesarean delivery increases the risk and needs more care.''
According to physicians, HIV infection during pregnancy is periodically tested and treated, but the risk increases during delivery.
Also Read: 38 million hit by HIV says WHO ahead World AIDS day
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