How do you avoid baby getting mom's hiv in pregnancy?

Prophylactic Tx: There are anti-retrovirals used during pregnancy which dramatically reduce the risk of the baby being born with hiv, but they are not 100% effective. Talk to your OB doctor about this. They are very aware of the need for these agents.

Pre-natal/natal care: Present aggressive management of pregnant HIV moms has reduced fetal/neonatal transmission from ~ 40 to less than 5%. By reducing mom's viral load, the transfer of the disease may be avoided.The babies receive meds at birth until later testing verifies that they escaped the disease.