Can women with AIDS give birth to normal and healthy babies?

Even women with AIDS want to be mothers, so can women with AIDS give birth to normal babies? How to prevent AIDS before pregnancy? How long is the incubation period of AIDS? The following editor will give you a detailed introduction.

Can women with AIDS give birth to normal babies?

AIDS is transmitted to the fetus through three ways: the placenta, the birth canal (transmitted during childbirth), and breastfeeding. The combined chance of these three ways is about 35% to 45%, which means that if a pregnant woman who is HIV-positive gives birth, the chance of her transmitting the virus to the child is between 35% and 45%. Mother-to-child infection is most likely to occur during childbirth, and the closer to childbirth, the greater the risk, with the most dangerous being during childbirth. At this time, using drugs to reduce the virus in the mother's body will reduce the probability of the child being infected. However, not all HIV-positive pregnant women are suitable for mother-to-child transmission prevention. If she has entered the onset stage, the best way is to advise her to terminate the pregnancy, because after entering the AIDS stage, the infection rate will be very high.

How to prevent AIDS before pregnancy

Keep yourself clean, do not sell blood at illegal blood collection stations, do not go to pornographic places, and do not rashly enter and exit certain entertainment venues; maintain a strong awareness of AIDS prevention in any occasion; do not have any fluke mentality; do not try drugs out of curiosity.

When you are sick, you should go to a regular clinic or hospital for treatment, pay attention to blood transfusion safety, and do not go to medical institutions where the sterilization of medical equipment is not reliable, especially private clinics, for injections, tooth extraction, acupuncture, or surgery. Do not use unsterilized instruments for ear piercing, tattooing, or beauty treatments.

Do not share razors, toothbrushes, etc. with others, try to avoid contact with other people's body fluids and blood, and disinfect items contaminated by others in a timely manner.

Be careful when you come into contact with AIDS patients: When drawing blood or giving injections to AIDS patients, disposable syringes should be used, and the patient's blood, excrement, and contaminated items should be completely incinerated. The patient's utensils and medical equipment should be used by one person only, such as the patient's razor, toothbrush, towel, teacup, etc., and hands should be washed with soap after urinating or defecating to achieve the purpose of disinfection.

How long is the incubation period of AIDS?

The incubation period of AIDS is commonly said to be 8-10 years; some say 6-8 years. Generally speaking, it refers to the time from infection with the HIV virus to the onset of AIDS complications. The specific manifestations cannot be seen from the outside, and there may be no conscious symptoms, but the body is changing, that is, the body's immunity is constantly declining. Blood tests will find that the CD4 lymphocyte count in the blood is constantly declining, so during the incubation period, the infected person should go to the CDC or hospital for CD4 testing every year; and during the incubation period, AIDS infected people can cause the spread of AIDS.