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HIV-Positive Moms
Care of an infant born to a HIV-positive patient:
- Scheduled c-section for viral load > 1,000 copies/mL.
- Administer antiviral agents during pregnancy, labor and delivery, and to the newborn.
- Avoid forceps, vacuum, scalp electrodes, amniotomy.
- Breastfeeding NOT recommended.
- Newborn bathed immediately after delivery.
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