Learning content last updated: June 2023.
Module 4: Preventing Vertical Transmission & Care for the Pregnant Woman with HIV
Overview
The goal of this module is to prepare learners to manage the care of pregnant women, new mothers, and newborns living with HIV using an integrated approach to service delivery in order to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT).
What You Will Learn
- Recognize the risks of HIV acquisition during pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Identify appropriate ART options during pregnancy, delivery and breastfeeding
- Identify strategies to prevent mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) in a mother presenting late in pregnancy with a high viral load, including ART prophylaxis for exposed infants
- Explain the importance of early infant diagnosis (EID)
- Illustrate factors leading to low EID rates using a fishbone diagram (QI)
- Discuss the unique needs of mothers and newborns related to HIV (IPE)
Module Materials
Learner Materials
How to Use the Materials
Time to complete: Approximately 120 minutes
- Designed for facilitated, interprofessional group workshops (participants from different roles such as nurses, clinicians, pharmacists, clinic staff, community health workers learning together)
- Can also be used for independent learning
- Focus discussion on topics relevant to your local context
- Adapt activities based on your setting, available time, and participant needs