Pregnant Women, Infants and Children

HIV transmission from mother to child during pregnancy, labor and delivery, or breastfeeding is known as perinatal transmission and is the most common route of HIV infection in children. When HIV is diagnosed before or during pregnancy, perinatal transmission can be reduced to less than 1% if appropriate medical treatment is given, the virus becomes undetectable, and breastfeeding is avoided. Read more about prevention challenges for women and what CDC is doing to address them in HIV Among Pregnant Women, Children and Infants.

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HIV Among Pregnant Women, Infants, and Children in the United States
HIV Among Women
Reducing HIV Transmission From Mother to Child: an Opt-Out Approach to HIV Screening
New HIV Infections in the United States 

All Fact Sheets

Act Against AIDS
One Test. Two Lives.
Take Charge. Take the Test.
Let's Stop HIV Together

RAPP
SIHLE
SISTA
Sister to Sister
WILLOW

All Effective Behavioral Interventions

Other Resources

Event: National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Slide set: HIV Surveillance in Women
MMWR article: HIV, Other STD, and Pregnancy Prevention Education in Public Secondary Schools — 45 States, 2008–2010
AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth, & Families
Mother to Child Transmission Resources (AIDS Education and Training Centers) ­
STDs & Pregnancy
HIV/AIDS (womenshealth.gov)
Women, Children, and HIV (University of California, San Francisco)
Cervical Cancer and HIV (SmartGlobalHealth.org)
Pregnancy and HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention