Treatment 'Slashes baby HIV Risk'

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  • Research results claim that a baby of a HIV infected mother can be born without HIV with the correct treatments.
  • 5,151 reported pregnancies within the UK and Ireland from 2000-2006 show that only 1.2% of the babies have been infected from HIV with preventive steps taken. In 1900s, the rate of infants being born with HIV without treatments were 20%.
  • The University of College London led this research and they never saw a low rate as these in history. HIV positive women in the UK have been takeing a combo of antiretroviral(ART) drugs when they are pregnant.
  • When giving birth, caesarean section reduces the risk of HIV infection in the baby but a new study shows that a particular drug is very effective in preventing infection, and normal delivery is possible.
  • The transmission of ART during the last 14 days of pregnancy was .8% no matter the type of delivery. The success of ART was in the women who chose to take screenings for HIV
  • ART is very limited in developing countries and only 10% of women are able to get the drug. They say that 1,800 babies are born every day with HIV because their mothers were unable to get the ART drug.
  • This article goes great with out Immune System Unit because this drug in a sense is like a vaccine. Although it doesn't explain if the ART drug is a vaccine or not, it assists the immune system in making sure a baby doesn't have HIV.
This news of HIV infection being spread to an offspring is new to me. I wasn't aware that HIV can be transmitted to babies and I wonder how. But with this ART drug, I am very pleased to know that HIV infection in babies is dramatically reduced. I can see by this article that ART drugs are very effective but I also wonder if there are any side effects or draw backs. However I think that the draw backs may be worth the cost because a child with HIV at such a young age, I fear my not last very long. If this drug is produced more and more I would like to see it go to developing countries, who need it most. Our needs are important but I do think that there are others that need it more than us.
"BBC NEWS | Health | Treatment 'slashes Baby HIV Risk'" BBC NEWS | News Front Page. 6 May 2008. Web. 20 May 2010. .
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