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BAPAC: Narratives A message to our site visitors If you are a woman who is HIV positive: We are here to help. If you are thinking about becoming pregnant, we can help you get ready for pregnancy so that you and your baby can be as healthy as possible and to reduce the risk of transmission of HIV to your child. We can also discuss ways for you to become pregnant while reducing the chance of passing HIV to your partner if he is not infected with HIV. If you are pregnant now, get health care for yourself as soon as you know you are pregnant. You can likely reduce your chance of passing HIV to your baby to less than 1% by getting health care early in your pregnancy and taking your antiretroviral medication faithfully. Your health care team can help you to stay in the best health so that you can be with your child as he or she grows up. Check out our web links. There is a lot of information there for you and your family. If you need to talk with someone, there is someone who cares. Call one of the hotline numbers in our Contacts section. If your partner is HIV positive and you are HIV negative: We can talk with you about safer ways to conceive a baby. Please look at the links for patients so that you can learn about HIV. If you are a health care provider: Call the Perinatal Hotline 888-448-8765 for expert clinical consultation 24/7. We are happy to consult with you by phone or e-mail, co-manage patient care, or assume care of patients you refer to us. Current USPHS task force recommendations for the health care of HIV positive pregnant women and their exposed infants are available at the HIV/AIDS Treatment Information service website www.aidsinfo.nih.gov Also please see other useful resources in our links section. If you are a social worker: Be sure to look at our social services web links. The BAPAC social worker is also available to acquaint you with support services for clients with HIV. Send her an e-mail or give her a call. |
