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Gynaecology & Obstetrics Medical Illness Complicating Pregnancy 571e6f4e

During pregnancy HIV transmission occurs mostly during -

A
1st trimester
B
2nd trimester
C
3rd trimester
D
During labour
High-Yield Explanation
An HIV positive woman can transmit the virus to her baby during pregnancy, labor and through breastfeeding. Maximum chances of mother to child transmission is during intrapaum period The risk of Mother to child transmission can be reduced to as low as 2% if ARV is given during pregnancy and labour and then to the infant in the first weeks of life.

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